The breeze is getting colder. Fall is at hand. Many of us just stock and clean our gardening materials for the next spring. But do you know it is still good for gardeners to make their green thumb work on garden planters for this autumn season? All you need to do is follow these do's and don'ts if you are planning to have a fall garden.
The Should-Do's
1. You should clean your garden. Free it from fallen leaves if you have no plans of seeing them next spring. Pull those unscrupulous weeds you see in your fall garden with other plants that have been diseased and have been infected and damaged by insects. Remove those unsightly rotten fruits and vegetables.
2. You should water your garden. Water your garden grass and fertilize your lawn. Fertilizing your grass at the end of October can help your grass to have the strength to stand the icy months that will come. Water your trees because even these sturdy woody plants needs enough strength to combat winter season. Continue to water your garden until the ground will start to freeze up.
3. You should rake your lawn. By doing so, you promote healthy and developed circulation of air and to avoid your grass to die. To add up, the leaves can be excellent mulch in the entire garden.
4. You should plant garlic and other bulbs during fall. You can harvest garlic by next July if you plant this in autumn. The bulbs you plant can be a nice view the moment it blooms. You can appreciate planting crocuses when flowers starts to develop. For your plants that would not survive the cold season, you should bring them in.
5. You should prepare your gardening materials for the next spring. Wash every gardening tool such as shovels and make repairs to tools that need it. Prevent rust from your tools by putting oil and sharpen the cutting edges. Clean metal surfaces of your materials by a wire brush. Also clean and prepare your pots and keep them for the next spring.
The Should-Dos
1 It should be kept in the garden in autumn. There are many gardeners who are found to be very beneficial, especially when growing vegetables. Autumn flowers are also present, to provide your garden with Autumn Bliss Glamour. Take a risk. Throwing hard seeds annually, where do you want them to grow next year. Cosmos, poppies, larkspur, and often grow if planted in autumn and through the snow cover.
2 Do not remove dead plants, if youvegetation is to remain through the winter. Dead plants decompose during the winter season, while the compost for your garden. Just turn the soil to plant in spring and the dead will become part of the soil.
3 One should not think of mulch all garden plants. Mulch will ensure a uniform temperature and retain soil moisture, but this is for plants that are sensitive and tender. To wait for the soil before it freezesWe mulch the plants that were planted in the fall. So your plants root ball remains safe from frost.
4 You should not rake the lawn, if you're just a thin layer of leaves can be cut into small pieces.
5 You should not use fertilizer on your lawn, which is affected by drought. You can just grass and water as soon as they miss fertilization.
Autumn in the garden has some disadvantages, but if you use its benefits the most part, you will have aAutumn garden like no other. Enjoy your fall garden with lush greens, fall flowers, fountains and other solar gardening ornaments. Remember that should and should not-do-do, if you want the best for your garden.
