Proper garlic garlic cultivation

Contents

• What is the name of garlic flavored onions?
• Description of the hybrid of onion and garlic
• Planting time of the wild giant

• Onion with garlic flavor is a rather rare phenomenon, called this sort of roqueball, looking at which it is not immediately possible to determine to which culture it belongs. It is something intermediate between leek and garlic.

  By the appearance of the plant, it can be said that its wide, green leaves are very similar to leek onions, but the head divided into several cloves is taken from garlic. It should be noted that the taste of roqueball remains at the highest level, it is less pungent than the usual garlic, and there is no pronounced smell. Its application is extensive. Can be eaten as a seasoning.

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  Onion-garlic rokombol

  Description of the hybrid onion and garlic

  And now we proceed to the description. Rokambol garlic belongs to the family of liliaceae, and is a large large perennial herb. In Russia, it has been known since the 19th century, but it was most widely spread in Europe and Asian countries, and this vegetable is grown there on an industrial scale.

  Currently, there are many names for this species, such as garlic onions, hair bows, Spanish or Egyptian onions.

  The greenery of the plant looks like a fleshy trunk, from which dense leaves, up to 6 centimeters wide, depart. They are painted in a rich light green color and covered with silver patina. Depending on the growing conditions, the height of the leaves can reach 80-120 centimeters.

  In mid-summer, the rocambol releases a flower stalk, on which small, purple bell-shaped flowers are formed. They gather in spherical inflorescences. It is worth noting that these flowers do not form fruits, therefore they are essentially useless and are recommended to be immediately removed along with the arrow.

  The underground part of the plant is a giant bulb, consisting of 4-6 cloves, full of dense and fibrous scales. On average, such an onion reaches 6 centimeters in diameter and weighs 100 grams, but with proper care and the introduction of necessary nutrients, these indicators can be increased to 10 centimeters and 300 grams.

  Onion-garlic rockball on the garden plot

  In the first year after planting cloves, you should not wait for a full-fledged harvest, usually single-teeth are formed first. With their subsequent planting in the ground, a garlic head is formed, under the bottom of which children are growing. Their number can vary from 4 to 20 pieces.

  The taste of such giant garlic is vaguely reminiscent of onions, it is less pungent, but at the same time intense. The flesh is juicy, does not exude a strong odor.

  The planting time of the wild giant

  rocambole. The timing for precise planting of onion garlic can be determined based on the selected variety:

  • spring rockball are planted in early spring, immediately after the ground warms to 4-6 degrees, usually these figures occur in early to mid-April;
  • winter crops are planted in open ground before winter, 3-4 weeks before frost. Depending on the climatic conditions of the region, this time may come between late September and mid-October;
  • It is worth noting that has universal varieties at Rockball, which can be planted both in early spring and late autumn.
  In the best way rokambol rooted at low temperatures, so do not delay the spring planting.

  Teeth or children are used as planting material, which are formed under the bottom of the head. Also, one-teeth can be deepened into the ground, which will appear after the first season of growing roamball.

  Onion fruit close-up close-up

  Before planting, the material must be prepared. To begin with, it is sorted by type and size, so that the plantings are more uniform, sick and damaged teeth are removed. Then the planting material is carefully cleaned of the upper flake and one day before planting it is soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

  Planting a useful plant

  Before planting a rokambol in open ground, it is necessary to prepare the soil for this, loosen the dense soil to a depth of 25-30 centimeters, while light soil will be sufficient to loosen to 10-15 centimeters. At the same time, the soil should be cleaned of weeds, stones and other debris.

  Rocambol prefers light ground, therefore loamy soils will need to be diluted with sand or peat.

  For such a culture, soils with an acidity of 6.5-7.5 Ph are best suited. In the event that the indicators do not match the soil can be made less acidic using dolomite flour or ash. To increase the fertility of the soil for each square meter contribute 30 kilograms of humus or rotted manure.

  During planting, planting material is placed on the furrows, which are located at a distance of 30 centimeters from each other. The distance between the individual plants will be 12-15 centimeters. The teeth are buried strictly vertically to a depth of 10 centimeters. The soil when planting must be wet.

  Half-roomed ball close-up

  In the autumn, immediately after planting, the ground must be mulched. This is necessary so that the garlic does not freeze through during the winter frost. Lay out the mulch 5 cm layer, as the material you can use straw, sawdust, peat, etc.

  The rules of care for growing a large variety of

  Rocambol have been adapted for growing in the harsh Russian climate for a very long time, and therefore, for the gardener to get a rich harvest, it will be enough for the gardener to carry out all the agrotechnical works on the construction of culture in time.

  Onion-garlic needs regular watering, during the period of active growth of the plant, this procedure is repeated once every 3-4 days, using up to 12 liters of water per square meter of planting. After the head is formed, the rocket ball is watered as the soil dries.

  Such a culture needs regular weeding and loosening. This is due to the fact that weed pulls nutrients from the soil, thereby deteriorating the quality of the future crop. Loosening is necessary to increase the oxygen entering the plant's root system.

  Like many other plants, the rocket ball needs timely feeding. Typically, this procedure is carried out 3 times per season:

  • before the emergence of sprouts, it is necessary to apply nitrogen fertilizers, these include urea, ammonium nitrate, etc.;
  • during active growth of onion-garlic 1 square meter of planting is watered with 3 liters of solution prepared from 200 grams of bird droppings, 20 grams of urea and 10 liters of water;
  • during the formation of heads make phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.

  Large onion head rokambol close up

  While growing a rockball, you should not forget about the mulch, with which you can control the growth of weeds and preserve the necessary soil moisture for a longer time.

  Collecting and storing a giant crop.

  Garlic onions are harvested after the plant's lower leaves turn yellow. The fruits are carefully dug and cleaned from the ground, after which preparation for storage begins:

  1. For 30 days, garlic is dried on the street under a canopy or in a well-ventilated room. The resulting heads are afraid of open sunlight, they may shrink from it and lose their unusual taste;
  2. After the heads have dried, it is necessary to trim the foliage, leaving only a small tail;
  3. Until spring, fruits are stored in a dry place with a temperature not higher than 9 degrees.
  If you skip the harvest, you may experience irreversible changes, during which the husks fly around and the teeth crack.

  Rokambol is an unusual garden culture, a mixture of both onion and garlic. The resulting fruits have a pleasant taste. To grow such a plant is quite simple, it is not demanding on the climate and other weather conditions.