It's now mid-October, and the shallots and garlic grown in many places are starting to emerge one after another. But regardless of shallots or garlic, after the emergence of seedlings to before winter, the management can not be relaxed, because the growth of seedlings after emergence is directly related to the growth of wintering and the next year, before the seedlings grow robust, frost resistance will be enhanced, and the next year will grow luxuriant. If the seedlings grow weak before winter, they will grow and grow vigorously, which is not only not conducive to wintering, but also will not only return to green late in the next year, but also deteriorate. Therefore, after the emergence of shallots and garlic and before the beginning of winter, the following points need to be done.
Shallots
In many places, it is customary to plant shallots in autumn and transplant them a little earlier in the next year. However, after most growers finish planting, as long as they can produce seedlings, they basically don't care, and sooner or later wait until next spring to return to green before management, which is a serious mistake. Because no matter what kind of vegetables, the management of the seedling stage is very important, there are good seedlings to grow good vegetables, how can a strong seedling grow a good vegetable? Therefore, when the planted shallots emerge and before winter, the following points need to be done.
1. And time seedlings
Those who have planted onions should know, especially some novices who grow vegetables, are afraid of not seedlings when planting, and the seeds are scattered especially much when sowing, which leads to crowding of seedlings after emergence. Again, the root system has not developed well after the emergence of seedlings, the seedlings are relatively easy at this time, and they can be pulled out with a light pull, if they wait until the next year and then the seedlings, the soil plate is hard and the roots are deep, and the difficulty of the seedlings is very great. Therefore, if the seedlings are too dense after emergence, seize the time to carry out thinning seedlings, so as not to affect the normal growth of seedlings. When the seedlings are planted again, all the weeds are removed by the way.
2. Water overwintering water
For some arid areas, before winter, it is necessary to water the wintering water, especially in the northern region, where the winter is dry and windy, and if the soil is dry, the shallots are susceptible to frost damage. Of course, if the soil is not dry, there is no need to water, it depends on the weather changes and the soil is dry and wet, as long as the soil is kept moist, there can be no drought.
Garlic
After mid-October, garlic planted in most areas has begun to emerge, and garlic, like other overwintering vegetables, is very important to manage after emergence to before winter, which is directly related to the growth of the next year and whether it can be safely wintered. Some people may say, isn't it just watering and fertilizing after the seedlings emerge? Anyone will do this. Don't look at a simple watering and fertilization, there is a university question in this.
1. Watering
Garlic is watered before emergence to allow it to germinate and emerge quickly, whereas post-emergence watering is done to allow it to grow better. The prerequisite for the growth of seedlings is to have a well-developed root system. Therefore, after the emergence of garlic seedlings, it is necessary to properly control water, let the soil dry a little, promote the development of garlic roots, and promote the health of seedlings. If there is too much watering after the seedlings emerge, and the temperature is suitable, the seedlings will be easy to grow, and the seedlings will not resist frost in winter after they grow, and they will grow weak in the next year. Therefore, proper water control after garlic emerges is aimed at promoting roots and seedlings, but water control does not mean not watering, but watering less, so that the soil is not dry and not watered.
2. Fertilization
When planting garlic, some do not apply base fertilizer, and some do not have enough base fertilizer, so top dressing is required after the emergence of seedlings. Garlic topdressing is generally done when it grows to about 4 leaves, and the fertilizer can be organic fertilizer, compound fertilizer and so on. The top dressing method is to open a ditch in the middle of two rows of garlic and apply it, and then use soil to cover the ditch. If the base fertilizer is sufficient when planting, there is no need for top dressing before winter, and top dressing can be done when it returns to green next year. In addition, if the soil is dry before winter, remember to water the overwintering water again to facilitate safe wintering. If there is no mulch film in the northern region, it is best to cover it with weeds and leaves before winter, and only cover the ground around the roots when mulching, and do not cover the leaves.
The above are the key points of management of shallots and garlic after emergence to before winter, which can be used as a reference when managed, and the specific situation should be determined by the local climate, soil and growth.