Spring Garden Preparation: 13 Essential Tips for the New Season
The days are gradually getting longer, making it the perfect time to plan your spring garden preparation. Once the snow cover, which was abundant this year, melts away, you can start getting your garden ready after winter. We bring you 13 tips to help prepare your garden for the new season.
1. Lawn Maintenance
We recommend performing these maintenance tasks during periods of prolonged drought. You can use a fan rake to remove moss.
2. Raking Leaves
If you didn't manage to rake leaves in autumn, you must do so in spring. This is a necessary task before preparing your lawn and additionally helps limit the spread of certain diseases, mainly apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) and pear scab.
3. Winter Pruning of Fruit Trees
We recommend pruning from February to March or during periods when there are no severe frosts. If the temperature drops below -10°C, it's better to wait with pruning or pause it. Prune trees correctly by removing lateral shoots. The cuts should be as small as possible.
Sprouting
Just as we check the quality and health of plants, it's necessary to focus your attention on whether any of the planted plants are sprouting prematurely. If you discover budding green shoots of bulbs in the garden, this is a result of higher temperatures. Therefore, it's better to move tubers and bulbs to a drier location.
nutrients that plants need for healthy growth.
10. Planting new trees
You can plant new trees not only in autumn but also during the dormant period. However, before proceeding with planting, you should know the local soil and climatic conditions in your garden. Keep in mind that the most demanding are apricots and peaches, followed by apples, pears, and plums. The least demanding are cherries, small fruits, red and black rowan.
11. Planting annuals
If you have a greenhouse in your garden, you can start sowing the first flowering plants as early as February. Choose primarily those that require a longer growing period. For example, petunias or begonias. Peat growing pots can be a great helper, ensuring rapid growth of seedlings.
12. Planting peppers and tomatoes
You might think it's still too early for planting. However, if the winter isn't harsh, you can start planting tomatoes and peppers as early as February or March. Keep in mind that these two crops have a very long growing season and without early pre-cultivation, they wouldn't reach full maturity. Therefore, you can pre-cultivate them at home.
13. Spring spraying against overwintering pests
During the dormant period, carry out spraying against overwintering pests. This step will destroy a whole array of not only adult specimens but also their eggs. Don't skimp on spraying, because pests usually overwinter behind older bark and it's necessary for the spray to reach there as well.