In order for garlic to take root and give a good harvest, you need to not only plant it correctly and harvest it in time, but also know which crops are favorable predecessors, and after which it is not worth planting.
The importance of crop rotation
All plants, developing, consume nutrients from the lower or upper soil layer, necessary for them. Growing the same crop in one place, we risk getting a poor harvest, as the soil is depleted. To prevent this from happening, crop rotation is important.
Crop rotation is the alternate planting of various plants to restore soil fertility.
It is needed for a number of reasons:
- Correct change not only does not allow the depletion of the soil, but also enriches it.
- Prevents the development of diseases in plants, their infection by pests.
- Helps in weed control.
- Saves time and money, as it avoids the introduction of a large number of fertilizing and sanitization.
Recommendations for predecessors
Favorable precursors of garlic are rapidly ripening plants. They do not have time to pick up all the useful substances and organic fertilizers introduced under them. This organic matter will be used by garlic after them, especially since it is contraindicated to it fresh. So, for example, a pumpkin will not only leave him its fertilizer, but also will not transmit diseases, since they have different ones.
The best precursors of garlic are legumes.
The bacteria in their roots produce nitrogen, which is an important fertilizer for garlic. And also the root system of legumes loosens heavy soils, allowing the soil to be enriched with oxygen.
Berries such as currants, strawberries, and strawberries can also be useful. One can tolerate places where medium-ripening crops grew.
Gardeners advise on a garden where it is supposed to plant garlic in the fall, in the summer to plant alfalfa, clover, mustard. They will act as siderates, enrich the soil with useful trace elements, and improve its structure.
Since the roots of garlic feed on substances from the surface layer, it should be planted after long-root plants that take components from deep layers of the earth, and in no case after root and tubers (potatoes, beets, onions, greens) that deplete the top layer. Moreover, they have only diseases with garlic (fusarium, nematodes).
Herbs with a spicy smell inhibit the development of garlic and worsen its aroma.
Garlic-specific crop compatibility chart
| Compatibility | Predecessors |
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| Possible |
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| Not recommended |
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Mr. Summer resident recommends: Good neighbors
Garlic is a natural insecticide, fungicide, it is a protector and can have a positive effect on other plants. Its smell repels even voles.
It should be planted next to lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, potatoes, strawberries, flowers in order to protect them from diseases and pests.
You should not place garlic next to legumes and cabbage.
