Description of the Petrovsky garlic variety, its characteristics and yield
Shooted winter garlic varieties are especially popular. Convenience lies in the fact that they are planted before winter and in spring, at the height of the planting season, precious time is saved. Garlic Petrovsky is a mid-season variety with excellent market and taste characteristics.
Description of the variety
Petrovsky is a universal-purpose garlic variety with medium ripening periods. Arrowhead species used for winter planting. Differs in high yield rates, well stored. The heads are flat and the same size. One of them weighs 75 grams. 6-8 cloves are formed on each bulb.
The taste qualities of Petrovsky garlic are excellent, the pungency is strong. Dry scales become grayish with purple stripes. The pulp is dense, at the stage of technical ripeness it has a light brown color.
Growing
Domestic gardeners have accumulated a lot of experience on how and where it is better to grow Petrovsky arrowhead garlic. The description of the variety recommends choosing fertile soil for these purposes with a sufficient amount of nutrients and fertilizers. A soil with a neutral acidity level is ideal. The garden bed should be in a sunny and dry place.
Planting of Petrovsky garlic before winter begins at least a couple of weeks, and preferably a month before the onset of frost. The teeth must be able to take root, otherwise they will not overwinter. On the bed, grooves are made up to 8 cm deep. The distance between the rows is 25 cm. The teeth are planted at a distance of 9 cm from each other. A couple of weeks after planting, the beds are mulched.
Care features
In the spring, when the first shoots of Petrovsky garlic appear on the garden bed, the first weeding is carried out. Irrigation of the site begins in May, and ends by the end of June or early July. Watering is completely stopped a couple of weeks before the expected harvest.
During the formation of the third leaf, Petrovsky garlic is fertilized with urea. After a couple of weeks, nitroammofosk is introduced. At the end of June, when the plant forms a head, the final feeding is done with superphosphate.
Advantages and disadvantages
Garlic of the Petrovsky variety has a lot of advantages that distinguish it favorably over its competitors. Among them:
- universal grade;
- large head;
- excellent spicy taste;
- high productivity;
- heads of the same size;
- resistance to major types of diseases;
- suitability for long-term storage and transportation.
Petrovsky does not have significant drawbacks, but some gardeners believe that he is quite demanding in care and growing conditions, if not observed, the yield may suffer.
Pests and diseases
Despite the fact that Petrovsky shows increased resistance to the main types of diseases and pests, some of them can cause trouble for gardeners. Garlic is affected by the same pests as onions.
In most cases, for prophylaxis, before planting, the beds are dug as deep as possible and in no case are plants planted in one place for several years in a row. Dry ash should be scattered between rows.
For prevention pests and diseases of garlic tobacco dust is effectively used, which is applied to plants after rain or dew. An infusion of mustard powder or a decoction of hot pepper is also prepared.
Harvesting and storage
According to popular beliefs, they try to harvest the garlic before the feast of Peter and Paul, which falls on July 12. The Petrovsky variety can be removed at the moment when 3 leaves turn yellow on the plants. Previously, this should not be done, since unripe heads will be poorly stored. And garlic overexposed on the garden bed crumbles when dug up and is easily injured, which also does not have the best effect on further preservation.
They try to use the harvest of Petrovsky before the beginning of January. Further, the teeth will lose their marketability and taste. Store garlic in a cool, dark place with medium to low humidity.
Gardeners reviews
Petrovsky garlic has long taken root in the beds of summer residents and the fields of farmers. They managed to accumulate some experience and knowledge on its cultivation and are happy to share their feedback about this culture.
Antonina Fyodorovna, a summer resident with experience: “The Petrovsky variety of garlic was brought to my dacha by my son. He loves spicy varieties, so a friend recommended that he try Petrovsky and gave him several heads for breeding. To be honest, I did not pay much attention to this culture, therefore my harvest did not set any records. But all season my family and I ate our garlic with pleasure and made small supplies for the winter. Now all the time I allocate space on the site for this variety. "
Valentin Pavlovich, farmer: “I grow Petrovsky garlic because the harvest is the same size, with good marketability and taste. In addition, this variety keeps well. In my case, these issues are priority ones, and I am even ready to close my eyes to the exactingness of plants for care and timely fertilization. "
Olga Sergeevna, owner of a private plot: “We plant several varieties of garlic with different ripening periods. Our family loves dishes with hot spices, so Petrovsky immediately attracted attention. For the first time, a neighbor on the site gave it to us for testing, but made a reservation that to get the maximum yield, you would have to work hard. I followed all the recommendations, weeded the beds, fertilized and watered. The result was great. It was pleasantly surprised that the harvested crop was preserved almost until March. This does not even happen with every late variety. Now Petrovsky has become our favorite variety, and we will definitely plant it next season. "
Anzhelika Anatolyevna, summer resident: “I plant garlic for my needs all the time. I don't pay much attention to the varieties, I buy the seed in the store. Once I came across the Petrovsky variety, which was recommended to be planted before winter. Unfortunately, in the fall I was admitted to the hospital and did not have time to plant my teeth on the garden bed before the onset of frost. Grieved, I decided to try to keep my garlic until spring and plant it with the onset of warmth. I don't even know if this is the norm or an exception, but my Petrovsky crop gave a good one.Before that I could not achieve such indicators even when planting teeth before winter. I was pleasantly surprised and now I try to constantly acquire this particular variety. "
Excellent garlic - even for food, even for pickling tomatoes and cucumbers. It is also stored for a decent time, does not dry out and does not begin to darken from the inside. I have been using a growth activator for growing garlic for several years. BioGrow, more than happy with the harvest.