Garlic tolerates frosts, so in a temperate climate it is often planted in the fall. In this case, the plant will begin to develop with the first warm spring days, and by the beginning of summer new bulbs will already appear. Garlic planted in spring is usually harvested in late summer. At the same time, it is stored worse, more susceptible to various diseases, its taste and aroma are not so pronounced.
One of the secrets of growing this crop is the timely saturation of the soil with moisture. How often to water the garlic depends on the season, the amount of rainfall, as well as some other parameters. As a rule, winter vegetables are planted closer to the end of autumn, but always before the first frosts. Garlic propagates with the help of individual onion fragments, that is, in simple terms, with cloves. They should be planted in prepared soil, and not more than once every 4 years in the same area.
Return to winter garlic care should be in the spring, when the snow melts. It can be fed and loosened the soil. Many summer residents are interested in the question of how often to water garlic with the onset of spring. If the winter was sufficiently snowy, then the moisture after melting is usually enough until May. So in case of rainy spring, winter garlic does not need spring watering.
By the beginning of summer, arrows begin to appear on the plants that need to be broken. Otherwise, all the energy of the plant will be directed to the development of inflorescences and ripening of seeds, so that the bulbs will either be underdeveloped or not formed at all. Several arrows can still be left for further reproduction or for control, so that later you can correctly calculate the harvest time.
At this stage, it is important to know how to properly water the garlic, since it is during this period that the plant needs additional moisture. 3 weeks before the planned harvesting, it is necessary to stop any work on the beds (with the exception of
weed control). Watering garlic is not recommended very often, as the soil dries. In dry times, this should be done once a week, in wet and rainy times - even less often. At the same time, experts strongly recommend additional feeding.
About how often you need to water garlic in a particular area, as a rule, people who grow it for a long time know. But even a beginner who does this for the first time, can realize that the plant does not have enough moisture, on sagging tops and dry soil.
In addition to winter garlic, which can be distinguished by the characteristic violet veins on the peel of the bulb, this crop is also grown in the traditional spring way. The teeth are planted in the prepared soil in the spring, and they dig the bulbs in early autumn. How often to water garlic planted in this way depends on the dryness of summer. Naturally, in a hotter period, all plants need more moisture. But still it is better not to abuse the watering and do it as needed (no more than 2 times a week in the summer and 1 time in 2 weeks in the spring).
Sometimes garlic is grown using seeds, but in this case, the crop can be harvested only in the second year after planting. This method is not particularly common, since it is considered troublesome, but it also has certain advantages. How often to water garlic in the first year after planting seeds also depends on climatic conditions and soil moisture. In general, this plant does not belong to the whimsical, so that even with insufficient watering it can give a good crop.