What are the seed prices and planting methods of garlic? How to choose garlic seed?

Garlic seedlings, garlic, garlic moss and other can be used for human consumption, and contains a lot of trace elements, such as vitamins, inorganic salts, sugars, etc., and also has a special spicy flavor, which is deeply loved by people. So what are the garlic seed prices and planting methods? How to choose garlic seed?

I. seed price of garlic

The price of garlic seeds varies slightly according to different varieties, generally concentrated in about 8-10 yuan / kg.

Garlic is widely distributed in China and is rich in variety resources.

1. According to the color of garlic skin, it can be divided into two kinds: White skin garlic and purple (red) skin garlic.

2. According to the size of garlic cloves, they can be divided into two types: large cloves and small cloves.

3. According to the existence or development of garlic bolting, it can be divided into three types: bolting garlic, non-bolting garlic and semi-bolting garlic.

4. According to sowing season and cold tolerance, garlic can be divided into two types: spring garlic and winter garlic.

5. According to the cultivation use, it can be divided into five types: garlic head type, bolting type, early bolting type, seedling type and processing type.

Second, how to choose garlic seeds?

1. Choose garlic seeds in the field

When selecting garlic seeds in the field, you should generally choose the ones with large roots and full cloves, especially the ones with a large head, but if you plant them in a large area, you should choose ordinary garlic to ensure uniform growth after emergence.

It should be noted that during harvest, try to keep the root system, in order to later dry garlic root nutrition retracted back to the garlic seed, but also to prevent damage to the garlic root. When cooling dried garlic, try not to expose yourself to the scorching sun to prevent damage to the garlic seed.

2. Choose garlic seeds in the market

This problem is different. Garlic in the market varies in size, good and bad, and sometimes different varieties. It needs to be noted that according to the color of garlic skin, garlic is divided into red garlic, purple garlic, white garlic, and there is a single garlic, that is, a garlic is a clove of garlic, which is very spicy.

When selecting garlic seeds, try to choose one kind of garlic seed, which is easy to manage. You can also choose several types of garlic and plant them separately. Garlic seeds must not be rotten, sprouted, rooted or withered. Choose undamaged garlic, not clove seeds.

III. Planting methods of garlic

1. Garlic seedlings

① chooses strong, white hard garlic cloves for planting. Before planting, remove the garlic plate and skin, and then plant it into the watered soil, with a depth of 3 cm to 4 cm and a spacing of about 5 cm to 10 cm. Keep the soil moist and germinate for about a week. Note that the back of each garlic clove should face in the same direction, so that the growth direction of the leaves is basically the same after germination.

If you need to sprout, you can put the garlic cloves in the freezer and keep them for about 4 ℃. After germination, take out and plant.

When the height of ② seedling is about 5 cm, thin mature organic fertilizer can be applied once, mainly nitrogen fertilizer.

2. Garlic field management

During the growing period of ① stems and leaves, the surface of basin soil is generally slightly dry and then watered to avoid soaking and causing rot. If you want to harvest garlic bolts and garlic, you should appropriately increase the amount of water from the beginning of bolting to keep the soil moist, and then control watering before harvest.

Generally speaking, mature organic fertilizer should be applied once for every leaf harvested in ②. It can be removed when the stems and leaves are aging and not suitable for eating. In order to harvest garlic bolts and garlic heads, it is necessary to continue normal management, topdressing mature organic fertilizer every 1-2 weeks, and pay attention to increasing phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.

3. Garlic harvesting

Garlic leaves can be harvested when the plant is about 20 cm high, generally leaving the smaller plants to continue to grow and pull out the larger ones; you can also cut off the plant with a knife on a sunny day, leaving a part of about 3-5 cm on the ground, and then manage normally after the cut is dried. When the garlic is harvested, when most of the leaves of the plant naturally dry and the pseudostem becomes soft, dig out the garlic and dry it in a cool and ventilated place for preservation.