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There is a wide variety of varieties of winter garlic. Before purchasing a crop, you need to carefully study the best types.
Which variety of garlic is best to plant before winter?
Russian and Dutch varieties of winter garlic are distinguished by their hardiness, frost resistance and good yield. Several varieties of crops are in particular demand among summer residents.
Lyubasha
The early ripening variety demonstrates good frost resistance. Suitable for planting at the end of September or early October, propagated by cloves, small bulbs and aerial seeds. The leaves grow up to 1.5 m above the ground.
Winter garlic has a pungent taste, the mass of the heads reaches 200 g. Each vegetable consists of 4-7 cloves. If you follow the basic rules, you can store the crop for up to a year. The heads are suitable for fresh use and for use in a variety of preparations.
Lyubasha allows you to collect up to 3.5 kg of fruits from 1 m2
Rockambole
Rocambole is suitable for planting in mid-autumn. Photos of a large variety of winter garlic show that the species grows on average up to 1.2 m above the ground. Brings weighty heads consisting of 4-6 cloves. The pulp of the variety is juicy, the taste is pungent, but quite mild.
Rocambole prefers planting on fertile and loose soil with a neutral composition. It tolerates cold and slight drought well, but at the same time does not like stagnant water in the ground.
Rocambole weighs up to 300 g
Agate
Garlic of the Ural selection can be propagated by cloves and bulbs. The variety is mid-season, ripens in an average of 100 days. On nutritious neutral soil it bears round shaped heads of 9-11 cloves each. The weight of the fruit reaches only 50 g.
Agate has a distinct pungent taste and white flesh. The scales of the heads are initially brownish, but as they mature they acquire a light purple color. The harvest can be stored for about six months.
Agate allows you to collect up to 800 g of harvest from 1 m2
Dobrynya
A high-yielding variety allows you to get up to 2.5 kg of fruit from 1 m2 landing It usually ripens in 129 days and grows especially well on loamy neutral soil. It has increased frost resistance and successfully resists fusarium and other fungi.
The heads are small, with fine teeth, up to 55 g. The taste of the vegetable is mildly spicy, juicy.
Dobrynya garlic can be stored for up to six months in a dark place.
Reliable
Winter frost-resistant garlic belongs to the mid-season category, ripens in 122 days. It rarely suffers from fungal and viral diseases and has a long shelf life. From 1 m2 plantings, you can collect up to 1.3 kg of fruit.
The taste of the winter variety Reliable is very bright, sharp and rich. The mass of the heads does not exceed 75 g. When developing, the plant reaches 1 m above the ground and spreads widely to the sides.
Winter garlic Reliable is especially suitable for planting in a greenhouse
Stallion
One of the best varieties of garlic for planting before winter is characterized by special endurance. It ripens in medium terms and develops successfully both on fertile and poor soil in the presence of mineral supplements. The heads of the vegetable are purple-white, small, but weighty - up to 100 g in weight. The weight of individual cloves can exceed 20 g.
Garlic fruits taste spicy and juicy. The harvested crop can be stored for several months until January.
The yield of the winter variety Stallion is up to 1.9 kg per 1 m2
Komsomolets
Winter garlic has an average growing season, usually ripening in 120 days. Loves sandy and loamy soils with good looseness. It feels bad in the shade; it is better to plant the winter variety in a sunny area.
Garlic bears purple heads up to 100 g, the fruits are flat-round in shape. The cloves are sharp, with a rich taste and a pungent odor. The variety is quite productive, it allows you to get 1.4 kg of fruits from 1 m2.
Winter garlic variety Komsomolets can be planted with cloves and bulbs
Titanium
The mid-late winter variety is suitable for planting in open ground. After germination, it bears fruit in an average of 115 days. The variety's yield is high, up to 1.9 kg, the heads are large, up to 150 g in weight, lilac in color. The vegetable has juicy, spicy pulp and a pleasant rich aroma; it lies in a dark and cool storage for up to six months.
Titan is small in size and grows to an average of 35 cm above the ground
Cavalier
One of the best varieties of winter garlic is propagated by airy bulbs and cloves.The vegetable can be planted in the southern regions and the middle zone; ripening takes about 110 days. The yield of the winter variety is about 3 kg, the heads are compact in size, their weight is 65-85 g. The outer scales are white, the inner ones are purple. The pulp is slightly yellowish, juicy, with a semi-sharp taste.
The Cavalier tolerates winter frosts well and does not suffer from fungal infections. At the same time, the variety reacts negatively to thickening during planting; the bulbs immediately become smaller.
You can store Cavalier garlic for seven months.
Sagittarius
Photos of the winter garlic variety show that the vegetable has a rounded-flat shape, the fruit weighs approximately 65 g. The dry scales are light purple and the leathery scales are brown, the flesh is white with a bright pungent taste. The variety is mid-season, bolting, with good keeping quality. The harvest can be stored for up to six months, although over time the fruits begin to dry out.
The productivity of the winter variety Strelets is high, up to 2 kg
Bashkirsky 85
The bolting variety of Russian selection is propagated by bulbs and teeth. Winter garlic ripens quickly, on average in 90 days, yielding up to 700 g of harvest. The heads are quite small, up to 60 g in weight, purple with white streaks. The variety has a pungent taste of dense pulp.
Bashkirsky 85 demonstrates high resistance to downy mildew and bacterial rot
Shadeika
The Russian winter garlic variety is suitable for cultivation throughout the country. It has high frost resistance and is rarely affected by fungi and pests if well cared for. It ripens approximately 110 days after germination and bears flat-rounded fruits weighing up to 150 g in weight. Dry scales are light, leathery and have a creamy tint. The pulp is white and has a pleasant and piquant semi-sharp taste.
The Shadeika variety can be grown with bulbs and regular cloves. Planting is carried out in mid-autumn; the next season, garlic brings a bountiful harvest - up to 5 kg.
Shadeika garlic can be stored for up to 12 months
Doctor
Winter garlic does not bolt, so it can only be propagated by cloves. The variety ripens within 108 days and tolerates planting well in all regions of Russia. Even in cold areas it produces abundant harvests with minimal care.
The fruits of the winter variety weigh about 50 g and consist of numerous cloves - up to 16 pieces. The fleshy scales of garlic are pink or light purple, and the outer scales are white. The vegetable pulp is semi-sharp in taste, light in color, with good density. From 1 m2 You can remove up to 1.1 kg of crop.
The shelf life of Lekar garlic reaches approximately 6-8 months.
Losevsky
Spicy winter garlic is recommended for cultivation throughout Russia. The growing season of the variety takes about 112 days. The plant shoots abundantly, so it can be propagated, including by bulbs. The leaves grow up to 50 cm in height.
The variety produces flattened-rounded bulbs up to 80 g in weight, consisting of 4-5 lobes. The fruits are white both outside and inside. The taste is pronounced pungent, pleasant, with a rich aroma. The yield is 1.2-3 kg, the volume of fruiting depends on the growing conditions and the quality of care. The variety is winter-hardy and does not suffer from pests and diseases.
Losevsky can be stored for up to six months, but about 50% of the harvest spoils before that
Bogatyr
The winter variety, resistant to unfavorable weather and diseases, reproduces in three ways - single-toothed bulbs, bulbs and segments.It grows well in any region of the country, bears large fruits up to 120 g in weight with purple leathery scales. The outside of the garlic is white. The taste of the variety is sharp and well expressed.
Bogatyr ripens within 105 days and brings an early harvest. Collect from 1 m2 up to 2.5 kg of fruit is possible.
Bogatyr is suitable for storage for six months
Conclusion
Varieties of winter garlic are very different, but they are all characterized by high frost resistance, hardiness and good yields. Before planting slices or bulbs, you need to study the characteristics of a particular species and its taste.
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