When to harvest garlic planted in the winter in the suburbs

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

The most favorable time for planting winter garlic is autumn. And in order for the crop grown in the Moscow region to survive at least until spring, you need to know when and how to properly harvest and store garlic planted before winter in 2020.

When to harvest garlic in the Moscow region

The climate in the vicinity of Moscow is temperate, so the garlic planted in winter begins to ripen in the first half of summer. In August, you can start cleaning it. If the summer is hot, then harvesting can be postponed to early August.

If the weather is damp, or spring garlic has been planted in the beds, then the collection can be postponed to September. Most often, such garlic is harvested a couple of weeks later than winter.

Many vegetable growers also recommend looking into the lunar calendar. Auspicious days for harvesting garlic in 2020 are shown in the table below.

Month	Auspicious days
July	15, 16, 21, 3, 25, 27
August	10, 14, 17, 21

It is not recommended to harvest the garlic in June. Otherwise, it will not be possible to preserve it for a long time, since the winter garlic will begin to dry out and will be unsuitable for human consumption.

How to determine the maturity of garlic

Knowing when to harvest garlic planted before winter in 2020 in the Moscow region, you should make sure that the crop is suitable for this. During the ripening process, the tops gradually sink and begin to dry out.

To determine if the garlic is ripe or not, you will need to carefully examine it. In ripe garlic, the bulb is hard to the touch, and the film is removed from the cloves well. Otherwise, it is better to postpone the harvest.

If the garlic has disintegrated into cloves, then it is not suitable for storage. This garlic is best used immediately.

Harvesting Tips

It is equally important to harvest correctly:

1. Having decided on the date when to harvest the garlic planted before winter in 2020 in the Moscow region, it is necessary to stop watering it at least three weeks in advance. The soil must be dry at the time of harvest.
2. To keep the heads of garlic intact and not damaged, you do not need to use a pitchfork or a shovel. It is best to pull out the garlic by grasping dry leaves.
3. To get rid of the soil left on the heads, you do not need to shake them off or upholstery. You can simply remove it by hand to keep the heads dry.
4. The harvested crop should be laid out in a sunny place to dry, since only dry garlic will be stored for a long time in winter. The crop must lie in the sun for at least 4 days.
5. Drying is done along with the tops, which are then trimmed.

The harvested garlic is best stored in a cold room. So the fruits will last longer.

How to store garlic properly

It is important for a gardener to know not only when to harvest garlic planted before winter in 2020 in the Moscow region, but also how to store it correctly. First of all, you need to prepare the bulbs, and also choose the right place where they will remain until spring:

1. Room humidity should be in the range of 50–80%.
2. The air temperature should not exceed 5 ° С.
3. There should be no changes in air temperature, as this will affect the taste of the garlic.
4. Sunlight must not enter the room.
5. To store garlic, you need to use baskets, boxes.

Garlic is well stored in a cellar, closet, basement, pantry. The pre-selected room will need to be ventilated, dried, treated with special disinfectants that will prevent the appearance of midges.

Garlic should not be stored next to carrots, cabbage, beets, potatoes.

How to store garlic

1. In braids. This is a proven option that is often used by gardeners. Long stems are not cut after digging, but braided into a braid.
2. In bunches. The garlic is tied in a bunch and hung from the ceiling.
3. In baskets. It is better if these are wicker products, since the heads of garlic remain in them much longer.
4. In canvas bags. They, in turn, can be hung in a dark place.
5. In glass jars. No need to cover. Most often, this storage method involves dividing the head into teeth.
6. Garlic is quite unpretentious. Therefore, if all storage conditions are created for it, then it will remain until summer.

Summarize

1. The collection of garlic directly depends on the time at which it was planted.
2. You can focus on the information indicated in the lunar calendar.
3. A properly selected storage location is a guarantee that the garlic will last for a long time.