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- Is chopped garlic hardy?
- Above ground, dead and subterranean
- What are the degrees of freezing problems for the garlic?
- What precautions should be taken?
- Tips & Tricks
Is chopped garlic hardy?
He can grow and reproduce without difficulty and challenges, the cutting garlic. But what will become of this versatile herb in winter? Does it have to be quartered or protected outside?
Above ground, dead and subterranean
The chopped garlic resembles the chives in terms of winter hardiness and care. He tolerates frost in this country and can therefore be described as a perennial. Its aboveground plant parts - the grassy leaves, the flower or fruit stands - die off above ground. One would like to believe that the plant is dead ... But fallacy. Their root system survives under the earth's surface.
What are the degrees of freezing problems for the garlic?
If winter temperatures fall to -20 ° C, the garlic can no longer be saved. Such lows and those below mean its safe end, if it has received no protection in the form of brushwood, leaves and Co.
The herb tolerates temperatures down to -17 ° C in protected locations. If it is in an unprotected and drafty position, it can cope with temperatures down to -12 ° C. It is therefore worth planting the garlic in a warm and sheltered location. Thus his survival is less risky.
What precautions should be taken?
If you have cut garlic in a pot outside on the windowsill, on the balcony or on the patio, you should treat the plant in the fall a little attention. Before the first frost is due, cut down the plant. Then wrap the pot with fleece. Equipped with this protection, the cut garlic survives the wintertime.
If you have planted cut garlic in a rough location such as in the mountains in the field, you can protect in the root area with the following materials in winter:
Tips & Tricks
Before winter is around the corner, it is advisable to cut off the fruit stalks. The contained seeds can be used in the following year to increase the cutting garlic.