Garlic

लसुन (Lasun)

📖 Allium sativum L.

Verified Agricultural Data (NARC) Herbs & Spices 📅 Ashwin (असोज) – Chaitra (चैत) 🌡️ 12–24°C ⚗️ pH 6.0–7.0 ⏱️ 120-150 days

Growing Season & Schedule

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Recommended Growing Window: Ashwin (असोज) – Chaitra (चैत)

Garlic takes 120 to 150 days from clove planting to bulb harvest. Plant cloves pointed end up in Ashwin-Kartik across Nepal for early summer harvesting.

Description & Overview

Essential bulb spice and ethno-medicinal crop cultivated across all ecological belts in Nepal. Used daily in culinary seasoning and traditional wellness. High in sulfur compounds including allicin.

Details & Agronomic Insights

🌟 Positive Attributes & Health Benefits

Packed with allicin, diallyl disulfide, and organosulfur compounds. Potent natural antibacterial, antiviral, cardiovascular protector; helps lower LDL cholesterol and blood pressure.

⚠️ Precautions & Adverse Notes

Can cause heartburn, bad breath, or increase bleeding risk when taken in high doses alongside anticoagulants.

🐛 Major Diseases & Pests

Purple Blotch (Alternaria porri), Stemphylium Blight, White Rot (Sclerotium cepivorum), and Garlic Thrips (Thrips tabaci).

💊 Disease & Pest Solutions

Dip cloves in Carbendazim solution (2 g/L) for 15 minutes before planting.
Spray Mancozeb (2.5 g/L) mixed with a wetting sticker agent to treat purple blotch.
Spray Fipronil (1.5 mL/L) or neem formulation if silver leaf streaks from thrips appear.
Withhold irrigation 2 weeks before harvesting to ensure bulb curing and long storage life.

🧪 Fertilizer & Nutrition Recommendations

Apply 20-25 tons well-rotted FYM/ha. NPK: 100:60:80 kg/ha. Apply full P, K, and 50% N at planting; split remaining N at 30 and 60 days after emergence.

Planting & Cultivation Guide

🌱 Planting Method Clove Planting

📏 Seed Depth 3.0 cm

↔️ Seed Spacing 10.0 cm

📐 Row Spacing 15.0 cm

🪱 Soil Type Loose, friable, fertile sandy loam with high organic matter

💧 Water Requirement Medium (350-500 mm, cease watering 2 weeks prior to harvest)

☀️ Sunlight Full Sun (6-8 hours direct)

🧪 NPK Dose 100:60:60 NPK kg/ha + 15 t/ha FYM

Climate & Altitude Requirements

⛰️ Altitude Range 100–2400 m

🗺️ Suitable Regions Terai, Mid-Hills

🌡️ Temperature Range 12–24°C

⚗️ Optimal pH 6.0–7.0

Harvest Information & Yield

⏱️ Maturity Days 120-150 days

📦 Expected Yield 8 - 14 t/ha (varieties: Gorkha Local, Dhading Local)

🔍 Harvest Indicators:

Lower 50-60% of foliage turns brown, dry, and collapses over

Crop Photo Gallery

लसुन (Lasun) (Primary Photo)

Garlic — Field View #2

Garlic — Field View #3

Garlic — Field View #4

Clean Cured White Garlic Bulbs

Seasonal Calendar — रोप्ने पात्रो

Activity / कार्य	Start Month (BS)	End Month (BS)	Region / क्षेत्र	Gregorian Window
🪴 Nursery	असोज (Ashwin)	असोज (Ashwin)	All Nepal	September - October
🌱 Sowing	असोज (Ashwin)	कार्तिक (Kartik)	All Nepal	October - November
🌾 Harvesting	फागुन (Falgun)	चैत (Chaitra)	All Nepal	March - April

Quick Reference

Verified

🌱 Method Clove Planting

📅 Season Ashwin (असोज) – Chaitra (चैत)

⏱️ Matures 120-150 days

💧 Water Medium (350-500 mm, cease watering 2 weeks prior to harvest)

☀️ Sunlight Full Sun (6-8 hours direct)

🪱 Soil Loose, friable, fertile sandy loam with high organic matter

🗺️ Regions Terai, Mid-Hills

🌡️ Temp 12–24°C

⚗️ pH 6.0–7.0

📏 Depth 3.0 cm

📦 Yield 8 - 14 t/ha (varieties: Gorkha Local, Dhading Local)

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