Planting of onion and garlicFrosts did not spoil their plans. In addition to the general cleaning in the garden and harvesting from fruit trees, you still have a lot of work in the garden. Cleaning of late cabbage
The deadline to remove late white cabbage is the end of October and the beginning of November. Collect cabbage should be with cabbage and large sheets attached to it. This is important because the sheets protect the cabbage from the cold. In addition, they are the outflow of nutrients to the inner sheets, and the vegetable itself becomes sweeter, tastier and healthier.
Cabbage can be stored in its natural state until frozen. To do this, you should tie the heads in pairs and hang them on a rope in the cellar or storeroom.
Harvesting potatoes and harvesting tomatoes
Potatoes for late planting should be removed before the first frost, and even better before the rainy season, which usually begins with the arrival of November. A raw crop is likely to rot, even if you try to keep it in a dry place.
If you notice that the potato has dried tops, then it's time to start collecting potato crops.
As you harvest, you must sort the seed potatoes. For full maturation it needs 3-4 days to lie in the light. Spread the tubers on the bag and leave them green.
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If you have not yet removed the last tomatoes, now you need to do it. With the onset of cold weather, the thin skin of the tomatoes will crack, and the vegetable itself will stop ripening and quickly deteriorate. The entire harvest of tomatoes must be decomposed into boxes and, if possible, so that the tomatoes do not touch each other. Do not put the boxes for each other. Tomatoes should be stored in a single storey vault.
Planting onions and garlic
After you harvest potatoes, it's time to think about how to distill things. The most favorable period for planting onions is the first weeks of October. After you can proceed to planting garlic.
Before planting an onion in the ground, it is recommended to warm it at a temperature of 30-40 degrees. Cut the top of the neck of the bulb and place it in hot water for a while. Next, put the onion in a burlap and store it in a warm room for 3-5 days.
Before you plan to plant garlic, wait for more or less stable cold. We do not advise you to start landing.if the temperature is kept above 10 degrees, together with garlic in the same period you can plant:
- beets;
- carrots;
- onion sets;
- celery.
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When planting the above crops, it is recommended to slightly increase the number of seeds with the expectation that some of them may die from frost.
Seed preparation
For seed propagation, carefully select only good vegetables. After you have collected seed plants of various root crops, herbs, cabbage, carrots and other plants, they should be placed in a well-ventilated room. To do this, the testis must be spread out on a piece of cardboard. Then proceed as follows:
- Wait for the testes to dry properly.
- Thresh the testes thoroughly and sift them.
- Once again, carefully select the testes and remove the slag. Spread the seeds in small portions into the pouches.
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Airing and disinfecting the cellar of the
Before you can put the result of your October work in the cellar, it should also be prepared for this, and October is the most favorable month for this. Examine your pantry for fungus. If it was found, scrape off the growths with a hatchet, and then burn them. In order that the fungus does not spread further, the place in which it was found should be carefully treated with sodium fluoride solution or antiseptic.
If your cellar was built of stone, and not of wood, then it is recommended to burn the place of fungus accumulation with a blowtorch. This should be done carefully and, if possible, quickly.
Cellars with a dirt floor should also be thoroughly treated. For this you need a solution of copper sulfate. Loosen the soil, process it, and then use the rake again. In October, all the walls of the cellar must be treated with lime.
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