Spring is a hot season, much needs to be done on time, and the yard should be put in order, and the necessary attention should be paid to earthworks. This time for the gardener is the most responsible and time-consuming.
Work in the country, perhaps, should begin with the cleaning of the territory, since the tidied up area is much easier and more pleasant to break down into sectors. The dry plant trunks remaining from last year, dry branches from trees - all this must be disposed of, and the ashes that remain after the cleaning of the site will be very useful and will immediately go into business. Dusty garden furniture also needs attention, it should be washed and cleaned of contaminants acquired during the winter. The greenhouses on the site also need to be put in order, the glass should be washed so that the light passes through them better, also remove excess garbage and dig up the earth for new sowing.
The flower garden is the pride of the gardener-summer resident, and caring for it, at times, takes a good share of the time allotted for spring work in the country. It used to be that the snow had not completely melted yet, and the flower beds were already full of snowdrops, hyacinths and other early flowers. If such flowers are available in areas, then the flower garden should be extremely careful not to damage the sprouts or immature plants. It is clear that in such a case it is not worth digging up the earth, but raising the earth with glanders does not hurt at all. If the earth is compressed, then during its cultivation it is possible to scatter humus or peat previously acquired in the flowerbed. In the prepared soil, you can plant seeds and seedlings.
Now we turn to the care of shrubs. Spring work in the country - a serious matter and the same approach requires everything. To raspberry gave a good harvest, it is advisable to dig and fertilize each of its bush. For fertilizer, you can use chicken manure, diluted in water and stood so for some time. This water needs to be added to raspberry bushes. In order for raspberries to be less wormy, you can plant lentils between the bushes, this method works by the fact that insects and pests do not tolerate the smell that lentils exudes.
Earthwork in the country begins with the plowing (if the territory allows) of the land, or digging it. Next is the cultivation of excavated earth with a rake and planting of seeds, or seedlings. Carrots, beets, potatoes, peas, beans, onions, garlic seedlings are not planted. And such cultivated plants as tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers can be planted in open ground already in the form of seedlings.
Before sowing any crop, it is advisable to fertilize the earth. In the period from April to May gardeners have a lot of work in the country, and especially in May, but the time to prepare the soil for sowing must be found, the quality and quantity of the crop depend on it. Peat, manure, various compost or sawdust are used to feed the soil, but there is a possibility of insects in the soil from sawdust, of course, this problem can be easily solved using various means used to combat harmful insects.
Another point that must be taken into account when planting crops in the ground is the need to observe alternations in plantings. Ground spring work in the country is carried out in such a way that different crops are planted on certain tracts of land each year. If this year cucumbers grew on a piece of land, then in the next year, for example, beets should grow on it. Each plant draws from the earth those trace elements that are necessary for this plant to grow, and if the same plants are planted on the same sites every year, the land is depleted. Of course, if the area allocated for the garden is not too small on the plot, and it is possible to give the land rest, it is advisable to allocate a small plot per year so that the plot is completely spared from planting. In the agricultural sector, this is called "couples."
Needless to say, there is enough work in the country in May. Spring work in the country is generally continuous worries, but in return for our labors we get a crop that will delight the eye and stomach throughout the entire autumn-winter period. Moreover, for many gardeners, working with the land is something like occupational therapy.