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'Messidor' Organic Garlic (Autumn Planting)
Organic Messidor certified planting garlic produces very large (50mm+) white bulbs with excellent strong taste. More details including number of bulbs per kg below.
Organic Messidor Autumn Planting Garlic
- Overwintering planting Garlic.
- Soft neck.
- Early white variety with 8 to 12 ivory white cloves.
- Excellent taste and stores well.
- Messidor has superior yields (10 to 15 %).
- Planting time: September to January – outside and in tunnel/glasshouse.
- Requires cold conditions to develop.
- Highest yields will come from Autumn plantings.
- When the first six leaves have turned yellow, lift and dry in the sun or in an airy shed.
- Harvesting June – August.
Average number of bulbs:
- 250g = 3-4 bulbs
- 1kg = 12-15 bulbs
- 10kg = 120-150 bulbs
(You will separate each bulb into 8 to 12 cloves which you plant individually)
Reducing Disease in Garlic
Rust:
- Infection is worse on nitrogen-rich soils with low potassium, so take care with fertiliser applications.
- Do not crowd plants, as this raises humidity and increases the likelihood of infection.
- Keep well weeded.
- Dispose of all plant debris at the end of cropping.
- See Herfomyc – this is effective against any fungus on herbaceous plants. It also acts as a foliar feed so will strengthen the plant as well.
Disease Prevention (General):
- Watering: Don’t water in the evening/night as this moisture will linger overnight and allow the perfect environment for fungus to creep in – water in the morning so the plants can dry out throughout the day
- Soil: If you have heavy clay soils, you can do things like add sand,compost, and plant your garlic in mounds.
- Tools: When dealing with any type of plant disease it’s important to sterilise your tools/materials that came into contact with it.
- Crop Rotation: To prevent lots of different soil diseases, rotate your vegetable families each season.
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