Garlic farmers should know: when is the most appropriate time to sow garlic? There are differences in different planting time in different regions.

The demand for garlic increased in 2017 compared with previous years, alleviating the situation of overproduction. It is estimated that the total demand for garlic in 2017 will be about 7.2 million tons. If there are no major natural disasters, the market price of garlic in the 2017 garlic season will be within the range of 4-6 yuan / kg. It can be seen that the planting prospect is still good, so when is the most appropriate time to sow garlic in our country? Are there any differences in planting time among different regions?

From the point of view of the garlic supply market, the garlic producing areas in Yunnan and Sichuan are only available from February to April every year, and the domestic markets are mainly supplied to Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Hebei and other producing areas in May. Therefore, it is estimated that the planting time of the main garlic growing areas in China is as follows:

1. Urumqi

Spring sowing date: mid-April.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: early and mid-September.

Autumn sowing time: mid-late October.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: the first and middle August of the following year.

2. Qinghai

Spring sowing time: the first and middle of April.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: early and mid-September.

3. Lhasa

Spring sowing time: early and middle March.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: early and mid-September.

Autumn sowing time: early and mid-October.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: from late August to early September of the following year.

4. Harbin

Spring sowing time: the first and middle of April.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: mid-July.

5. Changchun

Spring sowing time: early April.

6. Shenyang

Spring sowing time: mid-late March.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: mid-July.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: the first and middle of July.

7. Hohhot

Spring sowing time: mid-late March.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: mid-July.

8. Shaanxi

Autumn sowing time: mid-late September.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: early June of the following year.

9. Taiyuan

Spring sowing date: mid-March.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: from late June to early July.

10. Beijing

Spring sowing time: early March.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: late June.

Autumn sowing time: mid-late September.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: mid-June of the following year.

11. Jinan

Spring sowing date: mid-February.

Spring sowing and garlic harvest period: early June.

Autumn sowing time: late September to early October

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: early June of the following year.

12. Sichuan

Autumn sowing time: August to September

Autumn sowing date: early October.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: early April of the following year.

13. Guizhou

Autumn sowing time: mid-late August.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: late June of the following year.

14. Shanghai

Autumn sowing time: from late September to early October.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: mid-late May of the following year.

15. Jiangsu

Autumn sowing date: late September.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: late May of the following year.

16. Anhui

Autumn sowing time: from late September to early October.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: late May of the following year.

17. Zhejiang

Autumn sowing time: from late September to early October.

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: early June of the following year.

18. Guangdong

Autumn sowing and garlic harvest period: mid-March of the following year.

In addition, garlic seeds must be selected, which is the basis for high and stable yield, especially with vegetative organs as seeds. It is better to grow garlic with large cloves, although the amount of seed is large, but the garlic pseudostem produced is thick and poor in quality. Therefore, small garlic cloves, diseases, insects and mechanically injured garlic cloves should be removed.

In harvesting, we should also pay attention to:

1. Harvest garlic bolts. Generally speaking, when the garlic bolts pull out the leaf sheath and begin to bend, it is the appropriate time to collect the garlic bolts. The harvest of garlic bolts is best carried out at noon and afternoon on a sunny day, when the plant is wilting, the leaf sheath and garlic bolts are easy to separate, and the leaves are tough and not easy to break, which can reduce the damage of leaves.

2. Harvest garlic. Garlic can be collected 15-20 days after garlic bolting (mostly 18 days). The signs of harvesting garlic in the right time are: most of the leaves are dry, the upper leaves fade into gray-green, the leaf tip is dry and drooping, the pseudostem is in a soft state, and the garlic basically grows.