Autumn is the favorite time of all gardeners and gardeners. It is time to harvest and enjoy its quality and quantity. But this is the period of preparation for the upcoming winter and the next season. Autumn work in the garden and the garden is not reduced to a simple cleaning of tops and dry fallen leaves. This is a much more serious work aimed at protecting plantings from frost and pests. This is also the best time to plant or transplant some crops. So, we can say with confidence that the success of the next summer season depends on how well the autumn work in the garden is carried out.
In September, the most important thing is preparing the soil for the upcoming plantings next spring. It is very important not to forget about the laws of crop rotation, so from the autumn you need to decide where and what will grow, and form beds. Autumn work in the garden and garden begins after harvest. The last vegetables and fruits should be harvested no later than the first serious frost. When all fruit trees and bushes completely discard the foliage and unripe fruits, it is necessary to carefully clean the foliage under them. This is necessary in order to prevent infection with fungal diseases in the spring, the causative agents of which wait for the winter in litter. But it is better not to discard the leaves, but carefully fold them into the pit behind the site so that they rot. In addition, they are good to use for warming perennials.
After thorough harvesting, you can begin to plant
winter crops. Autumn work in the garden and the garden include the mandatory pruning of fruit trees. Do not forget about flowering shrubs, for example, lilacs. In general, by the end of September, you need to begin the last pruning of the hedge, if any. In parallel with this, we do not forget about perennial cultures. Thinning overgrown plants. If a transplant is needed, then we carry it out in a new place and no later than mid-October.
Of course, this autumn work in the garden and the garden can not be considered completed. An integral part of them is the digging of the earth. This process is laborious and takes some time. In the autumn period, the main thing is not to forget to qualitatively fertilize the soil with mineral and organic substances. For early
vegetable crops, nutrients are added as early as October. It is also necessary to know that during the digging of the upper layer of soil, nitrogen and phosphorus compounds must be introduced. This is necessary since they decompose slowly and do not reach the roots well. These fertilizers are especially important for crops such as carrots and beets.
In general, we can say that the autumn work in the garden is time-consuming and includes more than one action. This is cleaning, and digging, and pruning, and landing. And all this must be done before freezing temperatures and severe frosts occur. It is necessary to pay due attention to each tree and bush, take care of a reliable shelter for perennial plants. And only in this case, with the advent of spring, will life return to the garden. The buds wake up and everything blooms.