Taean County Agricultural Center, Garlic Sowing... Urging Thorough Management

The sowing period has passed, but due to frequent rainfall, the planting rate is estimated to be below 5%. Concerns about delays in sowing leading to frost damage, waterlogging, and pest outbreaks, and winter preparedness measures are necessary. The Taean County Agricultural Technology Center (Director Im Mi-young) recently urged thorough management by farmers due to delays in sowing garlic caused by frequent rain. According to the Agricultural Technology Center on the 16th, the sowing period for garlic is usually late September to early October, but due to recent weather conditions, the current planting rate (the percentage of seedlings transplanted to the field) in the Taean region is estimated to be below 5%. This year, the number of rainy days during the garlic sowing period (September 1 to October 12) reached 24 days, double the 12 days of last year, and the rainfall amount was 464mm, more than last year's 372mm. The analysis is that frequent rain has increased soil moisture, ...