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'Germidour' Organic Garlic (Autumn Planting)
'Germidour' is a vigorous French variety which produces large purple bulbs. Considered mild yet rich in flavour. More details including number of bulbs per kg below.
Organic Germidour Autumn Planting Garlic
- Overwintering soft neck planting Garlic.
- Fast growing French variety which produces high yields of purple bulbs.
- Grows 60cm tall.
- Early and high yielding.
- Excellent mild but rich flavour
- Stores well till February at least.
- 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
Number of bulbs (You will separate each bulb into several cloves which you plant individually)
- 250g = 4-5 bulbs
- 1kg = 16-20 bulbs
- 10kg = 160-200 bulbs
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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