Ways to get Your Garden Ready For Fall Months

Our garden by now reflects the arrival of autumn. Not that autumn is devoid of charm, but it does suggest that some wonderful spring and summer growers have died down. Luckily, throughout autumn and into the start of winter, we can enjoy selected plants that don't require the warmth of the earlier seasons.

Falling leaves and flowers losing their color trigger thoughts of necessary activities. Fall has been announced, and the frosty season that follows requires gardens to be prepared. The plants and the trees within your garden need protection to survive until the spring. We can easily all do with the right tips on what has to be done.

Owners of treed gardens must be sure that the trees are trimmed in time. This calls for getting rid of dead tree branches, and a pair of garden shears is often all that's required. These have the risk of suffocating the healthy branches by blocking sunlight from getting through. It is not quite accurate to think that dead leaves automatically equate to enriching the soil. Leaves could be taken over with a disease which later will negatively impact the soil.

Potassium promotes winter hardiness in plants, so be sure your fertilizer includes it. The plants will likely be protected against the cold of winter by the protective layer. Never waste the occasion to plant a few flowers that will appear in the spring. Old fertilizer layers should be removed and replaced with new ones. If you insist on using dead leaves to coat the soil, make sure that you choose healthy ones and disperse them out in a consistent layer.

If you want evergreen plant life in your garden, the beginning of October is the best time of the year to plant them. Soak the earth a couple of days before planting. Bulbs must be well watered, while not being drowned, once you plant them. Take care to consider the weather, since watering right before heavy rain will not only be a waste of time and water but also present a threat to your plants.

One more thing you must do in autumn is dig the soil. You need to dig a minimum of 15 cm deep. Before turning the soil, all loose vegetation such as leaves and fallen fruits must be taken out. Don't burn the vegetation if it is healthy, since it could be employed to fertilize the soil in a natural way.

Don't forget when it comes to your turf. Cutting the yard extremely short certainly is the right way to prepare your lawn for the winter. Support it's health and wellbeing by feeding it with fertilizers formulated specially for lawns.

For hassle-free access keep your garden tools out during October which is the best time for these jobs and for moving plants around before the start of winter. If you own decorative plants that flourish during the hotter months, don't forget to cover them with a defensive foil to protect against freezing. Only two coatings of foil are enough, depending on the size of the plant. The light reflected by snow is pretty harsh, so protect especially the younger plants by painting their bottom areas.

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