“I Remember, you scored a pound of garlic at the end of March, says “RG” Muscovite Arina Matyushkin. – Somehow succumbed to the General mood. All buy, so I bought it. To be honest, we ate this garlic the strength of the week. Clove under the soup. And then somehow tired. Strategic reserve I put under the sink. But then I realized that something had come up. Do not go to waste vitamins!”. Reading social networks, Arina decided to buy in the nearest hypermarket capacity for planting and to try to grow garlic from store-bought cloves. Here began the first difficulties. First, the experienced growers told the girl that decided to plant garlic for the winter. And second, store the cloves are not always fit for landing. “Manufacturers, as it turned out, specially treated head that they did not germinate,” – shared the new knowledge arena. But not always. Arinin garlic, for example, began to give greens. And she decided to drop him on the balcony. To fit flower pots and soil, which is sold in major chain stores. Planted at random. And – in a few weeks the garlic gave his famous arrow. And now in Moscow the balcony being in isolation of the family had home-grown fresh herbs. To grow garlic at home is unlikely to succeed, says veteran Muscovite. But the greens left over from the “pandemic” teeth are fine. It can then be canned for the winter. The correspondent of “RG”, looking at the Moscow segment of the social networks I saw the same rational with the “quarantine” of stocks received by many citizens. We have put together some tips for those who are not yet ready for elite chesnokovskoe, but quite Mature to fresh green.
Choose any container with a drainage hole. Suitable, for example, a flower pot or box.
Pour the drainage at the bottom. Suitable pebbles, expanded clay or small stones.
containers of garlic place in a bright but cool place. The balcony for this ideal.
Plant the cloves at a depth of 2-3 cm. The distance is 4-5 centimeters.
To continuously obtain fresh greens, plant a few boxes with an interval of 5-10 days.
Similar popularity in light of recent events has made and ginger. A month ago the cost of a kilogram of rhizomes reached a fabulous 3 thousand rubles, while in normal times it is five times cheaper. Muscovite, armed with a bunch of “useful information”, purchased them as thoroughly as lemons and garlic. Only the consumption of ginger, even in a pandemic was “cheap”. So, apparently, in a Network there are hundreds of how-to videos for those who decided to bury a product into the ground. “VKontakte” have already appeared several pages of the townspeople, who shares his ginger experience. It turns out that of rhizomes (in fact, it is not even the root, and overgrown stem) can get a gorgeous houseplant. The perfect ginger for planting – while still wet, with young buds. They resemble the eyes of potatoes. However, Muscovites, rachatawee rhizome-a panacea, basically they never saw. “Therefore, before planting the ginger root it is necessary to Wake – the authors suggest one of the popular “a VC”communities. – For this purpose it is dipped in a warm solution of potassium permanganate and kept it for about a few hours. Then placed in a plastic bag before the appearance of eyes, as well as potatoes. When the eyes are well afoot, ginger rhizome divided into parts. On each piece should be at least one well-developed kidney.” After 1-2 months will appear sprouts, promise enthusiasts. And in the summer (it is, according to the forecasts of meteorologist, will be one of the hottest summers in history), the growth of the ginger will start to swing. At the peak you will get a spectacular and fragrant houseplant with a pleasant lemon odor. Fresh rhizomes can be dug, once the ginger Bud. And get another aromatic medicine. “RG” has collected some tips for those who have ginger too stale.
At the bottom of the low wide pot, be sure to put a layer of gravel and fine river sand. You can use soil for seedlings, sold in the store (in the same way as we described in the example for the garlic).
the Prepared soil must be decontaminated. Medication sold in stores.
Plant the root vertically, not deeper than 2 cm. Pour and cover the pot with foil.
When you see the shoots, without removing the protective film and put the pot in a warm bright place. The humidity in the room should be high. Try every day to spray your plant.
You are unlikely to grow ginger in an industrial scale. But to decorate the apartment with flowers and fresh greenery is always nice. Especially in the era of self-isolation.
