Kharkov purple garlic: description and characteristics of the variety, cultivation with photo

A useful addition to any dish is more than easy to grow with your own hands. Garlic is one of the most hardy vegetables and all it needs is sunlight and some water.

But you will get a he althy harvest for many years to come (garlic is stored for a long time, and last year's air bulbs or cloves can be planted in the soil, which will give a rich harvest next year).

Variety description

Ukrainian variety of garlic has cloves 4-5 cm in diameter. On average, the bulbs are round and slightly flattened on top, 40-50 grams each and have 4-6 cloves.The fruits of this variety have a sharp taste, significantly different from others in this factor. The variety is arrowing, as the plants grow, they reach a height of 70 cm, or even higher.

Aerial bulbs are formed on the arrows, containing about 100 inflorescences. It has a striped color in the form of bright purple veins on a white husk. Over time, the husk becomes darker in color and becomes almost completely purple.

Growing

The variety is mid-season, that is, the crop can be harvested a little more than 3 months after the germination of the first sprouts. Winter varieties of garlic are planted in the soil in the fall, and there they should spend the whole winter. Cloves or air bulbs are planted at 10 cm intervals, and covered with a 5-6 cm layer of earth on top. it is better to separate from each other only before planting, so that they do not have time to dry out, besides, it is the easiest way to track so that spoiled ones are not caught among the bulbs.Immediately before planting, it is important to dry the blanks thoroughly so that they do not germinate in the soil ahead of time.

For planting you can use:

• air bulbs;
• teeth;
• single-tooth bulbs.

Planting air bulbs has a number of advantages, firstly, you will save a lot on planting material. Secondly, the likelihood of contracting diseases when planting bulbs is much lower. They are planted in the ground in the same way as the cloves. Garlic can be grown in the same place for 2 years, this time is just enough to develop a full-fledged crop of air bulbs. In the first year, they produce single-clove bulbs, which are used for sowing a year later.

Features of care

Recommended for growing in the south of Russia in open ground, garlic needs a lot of sunlight and heat. When the garlic sprouts that have just appeared are strong enough, first of all, you need to carefully loosen the soil.

The beds must be periodically thinned out, weeds must be removed from them. Plants require constant watering, especially during periods of early maturation. However, it is necessary to ensure that there is no excessive moisture, otherwise the bulbs will begin to rot. This factor should be guided by when choosing a place to land. A few weeks before harvest, watering should be stopped almost completely.

Excess arrows must be removed, otherwise it can seriously reduce the yield. As fertilizers, the use of traditional humus and potassium s alt is suitable. Also, on a regular basis, it is worth sprinkling the soil with ash or lime. At night, it is better to cover young garlic with spunbond, and for the winter it is possible to use spruce branches for this.

Pros and cons

The main advantage of Kharkiv garlic is the stability of the crop, in addition, it stands out due to its taste. Arrows of garlic can be eaten, for example, for salads or in garlic sauce. Boiled green arrows are even considered a delicacy.

This culture is unpretentious and it is not difficult to grow it. Caring for plants will not take you much time, no money, no special efforts. In addition, Kharkiv garlic is resistant to cold temperatures and theoretically it will grow in periods of low temperatures, down to 0 °, unless the bulbs are as large as at normal temperatures.

Pests and diseases

Purple garlic is very weakly affected by diseases, pests are also not afraid of him. Most gardeners plant garlic bulbs on purpose to act as protection for other plants.

But it is still better to take preventive measures to prevent diseases. Most often, plants are infected with fungal diseases, for example: bacterial rot, black mold or Fusarium. You can fight them with fungicides and other solutions, depending on what can affect the garlic. Often, simple digging along with the destruction of weeds can greatly reduce the likelihood of damage.

Harvest and storage of crops

Harvesting should begin when the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall, the tops should be cut off immediately, leaving a maximum of 10 cm from the stem. Then the bulbs must be thoroughly washed, dried and peeled from the top layer of the husk.

Harvest is well stored throughout the year and more in a dry, warm room, such as in living rooms, pantries or in the kitchen. It is most convenient to tie the crop into bundles and store it in this form, thus constant ventilation will be ensured and excess moisture will not be able to accumulate on the bulbs.

Reviews of gardeners

Most gardeners who plant Kharkiv purple garlic are satisfied with the result. It is recommended to plant them along the edges of beds with strawberries or strawberries. This will make the cloves much tastier and juicier.

This variety of garlic can be used raw, as an addition to meat or salad, and for canning. The only thing is that it may taste a little too spicy when raw, so it takes less to cook than the recipes suggest.

The bulbs keep well if the minimum conditions are observed, otherwise they may start to rot or shrivel. It is better to choose a dry room with an average air temperature, then it will be possible to enjoy useful fruits for a long time.

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