Shadeika garlic: description of the variety, reviews, photos, storage for the winter

Content

1 History of selection
2 Description of winter garlic variety Shadeika
3 Advantages and disadvantages
4 Landing rules
5 Care instructions
6 Storing Shadeika garlic in winter
7 Conclusion
8 Reviews of Shadeika garlic

KutChesnok Shadeika is a variety bred by Russian breeders. Gardeners fell in love with it for its high yield and ease of care. Thanks to its good winter hardiness, the crop is easily grown in Russia.

History of selection

The variety was obtained by farmer I. I. Dmitriev and professor V. G. Suzan. In 2019, garlic was officially registered. It got its name because of its place of growth - the village of Shadeika.

The plant is watered when warming reaches +15 °C

Description of winter garlic variety Shadeika

The culture is tall. The height of the stem can reach 70-80 cm. The leaf blades are covered with wax and have a rich green color. The foliage is standard sword-shaped. Garlic tolerates frost well. According to the originators, it can withstand temperatures down to -38 °C.

Even novice gardeners do not have any difficulties growing Shadeika. For propagation, you can use an aerial bulb. Garlic is large in size and weight.

Ripe bulbs weigh more than 100 g. The largest reached 146 g. The variety has almost white flesh. The juicy cloves are beige in color.

Attention! The bulb consists of 6-8 cloves, but sometimes there are only 4 cloves.

Taste qualities

Garlic has a pungent flavor reminiscent of pepper. Shadeika is used in cooking: in the preparation of soups, salads, meat and fish dishes. Due to its good shelf life, the vegetable is used to create preparations for the winter. Some housewives dry out the heads.

Ripening and yield

Shadeika ripens in mid-summer, therefore it belongs to the mid-season varieties. The originators have not yet given an exact date. If we talk about representatives of the same group, they ripen in 97-106 days from the moment the sprouts appear.

Shadeiki are planted 3-4 weeks before the onset of frost.

This variety is high-yielding. Gardeners harvest up to 4 kg of bulbs from 1 square meter. But this is far from the limit - with proper care you can grow even more garlic.

Disease resistance

The culture has good immunity. If you follow the storage rules, the bulbs can be kept for many months. To prevent the spread of diseases, preventive treatment with fungicides is carried out in the spring.

Attention! Most often, gardeners have to deal with rust. Powdery mildew almost worries the plant.

Growing regions

Due to its high frost resistance, the crop is grown in different regions of the country. Shadeika is common in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Perm, Kazan, Krasnodar, and Siberia. This is just a small list.

Advantages and disadvantages

Despite its recent discovery, Shadeika garlic quickly spread throughout Russia. The demand is explained by its unpretentiousness, high productivity and many other factors.

The plant is characterized by rapid growth even in cool soil

Pros:

storage duration;
pleasant spicy taste;
strong immunity;
a large amount of vitamins;
versatility of application;
frost resistance;
Suitable for cultivation in most regions.

Minuses:

doesn't like shadows;
the need for feeding and hydration.

Landing rules

The best time for growing is winter. The choice of month may vary depending on weather conditions and climate. In the northern regions, planting is carried out in September, in the southern regions - at the end of November.

The soil is dug up in advance and furrows are prepared. A distance of 20 cm is maintained between adjacent plants. Planting material is deepened into the soil up to 8 cm, after which it is sprinkled with a layer of earth. Shadeika garlic can be covered with a layer of mulch. This will protect him from the upcoming cold weather.

After the emergence of seedlings, the mulch is removed. They begin to fertilize after 2 weeks using ammonium nitrate or urea.

Care instructions

Periodically, the beds are weeded, removing unnecessary weeds. Experts recommend digging up the top layer of soil after each watering. By the way, you need to moisten the soil regularly. For a good harvest, the gardener must irrigate the garlic at least five times a week.

Before ripening, Shadeika is fed with phosphorus and potassium. Some people recommend potassium nitrate and wood ash. In summer they moisturize less often than in spring - about 3-4 times. Three weeks before harvesting the bulbs, watering is stopped.

The plant needs to be moistened with water at room temperature, otherwise its immunity may decrease.

Advice! When the garlic arrow grows to 15 cm, it will need to be separated. Otherwise, the heads may not form correctly.

Storing Shadeika garlic in winter

Shadeika garlic cloves can be stored for 11 months.To do this, you need to eliminate the influence of drafts and block access to moisture. If you adhere to this rule, the taste, appearance and nutrients will be preserved.

Conclusion

Shadeika garlic is a modern variety developed in the Perm region. Scientists managed to achieve high yields and frost resistance. The culture is undemanding in care. The only thing you have to pay attention to is the frequency of watering.

Reviews of Shadeika garlic

Name, age, Yakutsk

Shadeika discovered the garlic variety a year ago. I was attracted by its good winter hardiness. Having checked this from my own experience, I will say that it does not correspond to what is indicated. I read somewhere that garlic can withstand up to -42 °C. In fact, it turned out to be 5 °C less.

Ulyana Shaposhnikova, St. Petersburg

Now I use Shadeika garlic on a regular basis. Other varieties are more demanding compared to this one. I rarely fertilize, which is why I liked the garlic.

Grigory Laptev, Krasnoyarsk

I want to write a positive review about Shadeika garlic. I haven't harvested the crops yet, I just planted them. I can’t say much, but the neighbors treated me to garlic and liked the taste. I decided to breed it at my dacha.

Garlic variety Shadeika: photo and description