Work in the country in early spring. Work in the country after winter

Competent work in the spring in the garden and garden are very important agrotechnical measures that allow you to perform the correct planting and get the highest possible yield.

Spring work in the garden and garden: when and where to start

A number of activities are also required, including cleaning, pruning, removal of shelters, prevention, preparation for grafting and planting. As a rule, in the southern regions, such work can begin as early as March. In the middle zone of our country and the northern regions, the deadlines are shifted by a couple of weeks.

gardening in spring

It is necessary to start carrying out the first spring work in the garden with the onset of the first warm days and after the majority of the snow cover has melted.

Garden cleaning after winter

Cleaning consists in removing all plant debris, as well as revision of the soil and garden plantings in the country. It is early spring - the period of the appearance of the first weeds. Roots that are not yet strong enough are easily removed from moist spring soil. The first warm spring days provoke active growth of shoots not only on the soil, but also on the surface of garden paths, which should be thoroughly washed with a strong jet of water from an ordinary garden hose.

Should be remembered that any spring activities related to water should be carried out only at positive temperatures, which will prevent the formation of ice. All planting containers, as well as flowerpots, planters and flower pots intended for growing plants in the coming season, also need revision, high-quality cleaning, and, if necessary, restoration of integrity.

Work in the garden in early spring (video)

Pruning fruit trees and shrubs

In the spring, in most cases, sanitary cleaning is carried out, as well as removal of all old and redundant shoots and branches:

• annual raspberry shoots need to be crowned by cutting off the top five buds, which allows you to stimulate the formation of new root shoots. All frozen weakened shoots are subject to removal;
• currant bushes thin out in spring. On chokeberry, branches older than seven years are removed. On bushes of red and white-fruited currants, branches older than ten years should be cut. You also need to cut out excess root shoots and weakened shoots. All frozen tops are cut;
• starting from the age of three, it is required to thin out gooseberry bushes, as well as remove old branches and excess shoots, which improves the illumination of fruits and increases productivity;

• it is necessary to do spring pruning of bushy varieties of cherries very carefully, removing thickening and old branches, taking into account fruiting on last year's peripheral branches. It is best to shorten in the summer, after fruiting;
• the annual spring formation of fruit plantations allows maintaining the habitus and improves insolation of the aerial part. Any molding must be done with the determination of the direction of growth processes of skeletal branches;
• plums are best grown in stems, as bushy forms thicken faster and become less fruitful. Formation begins almost immediately after planting seedlings in a permanent place, which will create a productive crown by four to five years.

It is possible to form a crown of fruit trees in a tiered-sparse, horizontal or saucer-shaped, as well as a vertical or palmette version.

Rules and terms for removing winter shelters

After the winter shelters dry out, they can be stored until the autumn cold. From the garden area, always old and cut branches in the process of spring formation, fallen leaves and withered grass, as well as any other debris of plant and non-plant origin.

March in the country: protecting plants from sunburn in early spring

In the first decade of March, the illumination increases, therefore, in the daytime, the stem part and branches of garden plantations are able to warm up significantly, therefore, during night frosts, the heated wood dies off. Darkening, peeling and cracking are observed on areas with sunburn.

Whitewashing the trunk and branching of skeletal branches can effectively reduce the heating of the bark. It is best to whitewash garden plantings in the fall or in the last decade of February, choosing a dry and sunny day for this purpose. Before proceeding with processing, it is necessary to revise the plants and, if necessary, take preventive or therapeutic measures. Whitewashing can be done with acrylic water-dispersion paint "VD-AK 0508" or "Dekoprof" means. It is also allowed to tie the stem part with white parchment.

How to process trees in spring (video)

How and how to treat trees in the spring from pests

The processing time varies depending on the type of plants and the composition of the solutions used for spraying:

• prevention of fungal diseases, damage by mosses and lichens before bud break, copper sulphate, diluted at the rate of 100-150 g per bucket of water;
• spraying the vine and the soil around before bud break from bacterial cancer, spotted necrosis and anthracnose with iron sulphate at the rate of 200 g per bucket of water;
• mandatory processing of garden plantings before flowering from California scale insects, suckers, mites, weevils and flower beetles "Iskra-M", "Fufanon", "Iskra-double effect", "Karbofos", "Aliot" or "Biotlin";
• processing currants with "Commander", "Bison", "Tanrek", "Iskra Zolotoy" or "Inta-Vir" on blossoming buds and first leaves;
• processing gooseberries with "Topaz" or "Soon" before flowering.

It is also necessary to spray peach, apricot and cherry in order to protect against maniliosis, curliness and clasterosporiasis with "Horus", "Cuprolux", "Abiga-Peak" or "Ordan" after flowering.

Grafting and planting trees

As a rule, by the first decade of May, the planting of fruit and berry trees and shrubs is already over, and the time for grafting has come. It is best to perform such an event when the buds swell and slightly begin to open on the selected rootstocks. Spring grafting can be done in several ways:

• Copulation;
• butt;
• split;
• saddle;
• In a side cut.

Regardless of the method used, a prerequisite for obtaining a good result is the use of high-quality tools and a special grafting tape.

Things to do in the garden in spring

In the spring, it is time for the main preparatory activities in the garden and in greenhouses. During this period, you need to pay attention to winter crops, perennial crops, as well as prepare open ground ridges and in greenhouses for planting and sowing.

Main activities

The garden is cleared of debris and plant residues. It is also required to remove all the shelters that covered winter crops and the least cold-resistant garden crops for the winter period.

As soon as the greenhouse soil warms up, it is necessary to dig it into one bayonet of a shovel. At the same time, the main fertilizers are required:

• about 5–6 kg of high-quality humus is applied to cucumber ridges for each square meter, with the addition of 50 g of any complex fertilizer and a couple of glasses of wood ash;
• on ridges prepared for growing tomatoes, peppers and eggplant, the dose of humus will need to be halved;
• when preparing “warm ridges”, the top 15 cm of soil should be removed, after which the biomass should be laid and sprinkled with a layer of fertile soil.

In the same period, film garden structures should be prepared. The time of stretching the film cover on the greenhouses must be calculated in such a way that in the last ten days of April it would be possible to sow the most cold-resistant and early ripening garden crops.

Important check the condition of the aerial part of the garden berries and replace the old mulch layer. It is best to use organic matter as mulch, presented:

• sawdust;
• compost;
• tree bark and chips;
• straw;
• rotted leaves.

A good result is the use of a mulching covering fabric. In March or April, garden soil is fertilized with complex universal fertilizers "Nitroammofoska" or "Azofoska".

When to start planting in the country

Sowing and planting cold-resistant garden crops should be done while the soil is still in a soft and plastic state. During such a period, the soil is already warm enough and contains the amount of moisture that is optimal for the growth and development of crops.

It is recommended to dig the earth immediately before sowing or planting, which will not allow moisture to evaporate. If necessary, all dug-up ridges, in order to preserve moisture, must be covered with plastic wrap before sowing, which is fixed with stones.

How to prune berry bushes in spring (video)

The harvest will depend on how correctly and in a timely manner the entire volume of spring work in gardens and orchards will be carried out. That is why the spring period is the most responsible time for everyone who is engaged in private gardening and vegetable growing.

The last winter days are dragging on, and on the threshold is the long-awaited beauty of spring - ruddy and perky. Along with spring come pleasant chores and worries about the garden and garden. Longing for work, gardeners and summer residents will rush to their plots, freed from frost and straightening their shoulders.

At this time, summer residents have more than enough work, you need to do everything, because spring work in the country and in the garden lays the foundation for the future harvest, so they are very important for gardeners. These days, you need to carefully clean the area after the winter, prepare the site for planting, tidy up trees and shrubs.

Cleaning

Let's start cleaning first. We take out everything from the site that protected our plantings from the cold. We clean the covering material, wash it, dry it, if necessary.

once again we clean it, and put it in the place allotted for it until the next cold weather. In the garden and garden, we clean everything from the garbage accumulated over the fall and winter: leaves, grass, branches and other things. No matter how you clean up in the fall, by spring you will still have a fair amount of garbage accumulated. In addition, greenhouses and greenhouses should be cleaned and washed, water drains should be cleaned.

Inventory check

And be sure to check your gardening equipment - now you will constantly need it.

Tree whitewashing

In early March, all trees must be whitewashed. And smear young trees with a mixture of clay and mullein. This will be a kind of top dressing for them after a cold winter.

Shrub processing

In order to control pests, currant and gooseberry bushes should be doused with boiling water, having previously spread cellophane under the bushes. When the air warms up to +5 degrees, you can start spraying. Branches damaged by pests should be removed and burned.

In the last days of March, in order to control pests, plants can be sprayed with a solution of copper sulfate.

Viability check

Next, be sure to check how your pets survived the winter. To do this, tissue that looks damaged is cut along the trunk or shoot to the base. If the cut is clean, without blackness, has a light green color, then this means that the plant survived the winter perfectly.

Weed control

It's no secret that the first weeds will appear along with the sun and heat. They should be disposed of while the soil is moist and the roots are still weak.

garden cleaning

Paths in the garden and garden need to be cleared of old growth and moss. This can be done with a stiff brush and a fairly strong jet of water from a hose. Next, we check the integrity of flowerpots, containers, flower pots and restore it, clean them of debris and plant residues and treat them with herbicides. We replace the old earth with fresh, dry the rhizomes and tubers of plants. If there is a greenhouse on your site, then this is just the most favorable time for its repair, if it somehow suffered during the winter.

Soil mulching

When everything is cleaned and repaired, you can begin to mulch the soil in the garden, in flower beds and in the garden. This is necessary, as a thick layer of mulch helps to create favorable conditions for the plants, warms the roots from the cold and protects from the scorching sun. In addition, thanks to him, moisture is miraculously preserved in the soil, weeds do not grow and harmful insects do not penetrate. In addition, mulched soil has a beneficial effect on the yield of zucchini, cucumbers, pumpkins and strawberries, and also reduces the likelihood of their decay. Yes, and the mulched soil looks much nicer. For mulching, you can use leaves, covering cloth, sawdust and other improvised materials.

bark mulch

top dressing

Further, be sure at the beginning of spring, in March, you need to feed the soil (regardless of its condition). Thus, you will ensure good growth and development of your plants, their high yield and excellent decorative qualities. The composition of fertilizers must necessarily include nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, which are part of the well-known fertilizers "Nitrofoska" and "Azofoska". The easiest way is to scatter fertilizers over the plot or beds in the amount indicated in the annotation.

In addition, on the same days, you can dig up the soil and at the same time add mineral fertilizers and ash to it. After digging, the soil should be leveled with a rake. Ridges can be made on heavy soils.

The soil

Under crops, the land should be allocated well-fertilized, loose, but not acidic. Such land is prepared by mixing humus, peat, fertile soil, tree resin and mineral fertilizers.

Planting early crops

When the soil is prepared, you can start planting all kinds of crops. In March, you can plant seeds of cabbage (white and cauliflower), tomatoes, onions, and beets for seedlings.

In the southern regions of the country, early vegetables and herbs can be sown in open ground in March.

tree pruning

In March, when the threat of frost has passed, a low positive temperature will set in, fruit trees and shrubs need to be cut. The pruned crowns of trees ideally have the shape of an open bowl, which will provide air access to the branches and the necessary lighting. Pruning of branches is done when the buds on the plants have not yet swollen.

Planting seedlings

At the same time, immediately after the snow melts, you can plant tree seedlings. At this time, they are still sleeping, so the time is favorable for landing. Planting is carried out in the order that is known to many gardeners. We dig a landing hole, line its bottom with manure, on it - a small layer of fertilized soil. We place the seedling in the prepared hole, straighten the roots, sprinkle it with earth and compact it. It is advisable to install a peg-support near the seedling for the first time. So that the earth does not dry out around the roots, seedlings need to be watered occasionally.

In the southern regions of the country, early vegetables and greens can be sown in March.

April

In the April days of work in the garden, you will not decrease, because you need to continue cleaning the topsoil, removing the bark around the kidneys. By this time, the garbage on the site will dry out well and the ground too. It should be collected carefully and burned.

Pest control

Black viburnum aphid

If last season your garden was attacked by ticks, suckers, psyllids, aphids, then the shrubs and trees in it should be sprayed with nitrofen. This must be done before the buds open. Care must be taken to dig and loosen the ground around the trees. This will help improve the quality of the soil, and will kill infections and pests.

It is also useful for some time to cover the trunk circles with cellophane so that pests from their winter homes do not rush to the trees. Cellophane can be safely removed when the moth stops flying.

Vaccinations

Spring is the best time for grafting trees. Moreover, the vaccination can be done both by the kidney and by the cutting. Cutting shoots survive better, and it is very difficult for shoots obtained from a grafted bud to survive the winter. Cuttings are best done in the second half of spring. This is done with a sharp knife or secateurs. The main condition for success in this business is very close contact between the scion and the rootstock. Having mastered this art, you can start any varieties on your site, having several basic trees.

Flower beds with perennials

Now let's turn our attention to the flower beds with perennials. Herbaceous perennials are best divided in early spring. Separated rhizomes of phloxes, bluebells, chrysanthemums grow more actively, they bloom longer and more magnificently. Large specimens of bushes can be divided with a simple shovel. Dissect them between the kidneys. Rhizomes of small plants can be cut with a simple garden knife.

perennial phlox

Lawn

If you have a green lawn, then in order for it to please you with its emerald greenery all summer long, you need to take care of it in the spring. To do this, you need to feed him, comb out, aerate and weed.

Lawn fertilization

Lawns benefit greatly from early fertilization with nitrogen fertilizers. They need to be applied as soon as the snow melts. Even before the appearance of the first grass, it is necessary to apply a complex fertilizer containing not only nitrogen, but also potassium and phosphorus.

Lawn cleaning

After that, you need to remove the accumulated debris and vegetable felt, as they interfere with the growth of grass and worsen the lighting. For this, lawn rakes are used. They will collect garbage with felt, and scratch the soil to provide air access to the roots.

Aeration

It is also possible to pierce dense soil with ordinary pitchforks for air access.

At the end of spring, weeding is done. If there are few weeds, then manual weeding is enough; if it is difficult to handle manually, then herbicides can be applied.

Pest control

It is no secret that in the spring, along with plants, insect pests also begin to actively behave, which bring great harm to shrubs and fruit trees in gardens and vegetable gardens.

It is necessary to make a thorough inspection of all branches and pay special attention to fastened dry leaves, as they may turn out to be nests of hawthorn and golden tail. They are collected by hand and destroyed (preferably at the stake).

If weevils are found, then they should be destroyed in cold weather, when they are numb and will not move. To do this, you need to spread cellophane under the tree and shake the branches. Insects from the branches will crumble and then they can be burned.

weevil beetle

Moths and leafworms are destroyed with an infusion of wood ash or mustard, but you can get rid of suckers with an infusion of garlic with tobacco. Also, in order to control pests, trees are sprayed with a solution of copper sulfate, iron sulfate, urea, Bordeaux mixture, and a laundry soap solution is successfully used against aphids.

Among other things, there is a lot of other work, such as cleaning ponds, repairing and putting garden furniture in order, planting flowers.

May

planting vegetables

In May, it is time to plant various vegetable and ornamental crops. At this time, in central Russia, carrots, greens, cucumbers, watermelons and melons, onions, radishes and everything they consider necessary are sown, and in the south of Russia, seedlings of cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cabbage are planted in full swing in open ground.

The arrival of spring is the awakening of plants and the preparation of the soil for a new harvest. The weather will tell you when and what kind of work to do, especially since it is different every year. But general recommendations should be followed.

The spring sun is so bright, besides, the rays are reflected by the unmelted snow so that the crowns of the conifers get burned. While the snow is lying, the branches of young trees are pulled together with twine and covered using burlap or bedspreads.

Low trees are covered with shields. Warm water is poured around the roots to warm the frozen earth, and sap flow begins in the trunks.

Spring snow is heavy, and the lingering snow breaks off the branches of fruit trees. To protect fragile twigs, it is dropped and shaken off in time, but carefully, without resorting to forceful methods.

In spring, the bark on the trunks is gnawed by hares and other rodents. It is better to remove snowdrifts from under the trunks, then the animals will not get to the branches, and the trunks should be regularly inspected.

At the beginning of the month, on warm days, it is recommended to whitewash the trunks. Lime with blue vitriol will protect the trees from awakening pests, and the white color will reflect the scorching sun's rays. Instead of whitewashing, for a while, the trunks are wrapped with white paper.

When frosts are not lower than 10 degrees, they start pruning apple trees. First, old fruiting, then young trees. Pears, cherries and plums are pruned before flowering.

Pruning rules:

1. Thick branches are cut first, then lower, so that the crown is in the form of a bowl.
2. Do not leave visible stumps.
3. A cut wider than 1.5 cm is cleaned with a knife and painted over with oil paint.
4. In order not to infect trees, the file and knife are disinfected with potassium permanganate.
5. At the shrub, old branches are cut off at ground level.
6. Fruiting shoots of bushes are shortened by 15 cm, damaged branches are cut off along the first or second healthy bud.

It is impossible to prune annually, otherwise the tree will weaken. Last year's plantings are not pruned. For the treatment of broken places or those damaged by frost, a var or clay mash is used.

Treatment for diseases and pests

For treatment from pests and fungi, urea, iron sulfate or Bordeaux liquid are taken.

Pests are also afraid of Fitoverm or Agravertin.

At a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, but before the buds increase, fruit trees and bushes are sprayed with a special insecticide.

It is also necessary to make grooves, divert streams and stagnant water to allow the roots to breathe.

Major cleaning work:

1. Collect covering material, clean and put away.
2. Clear the site: rake last year's foliage and grass, put in a compost pit. Remove broken branches from the site and burn.
3. Remove emerging weeds.
4. Remove moss from under stones and containers.
5. Sweep garden paths.
6. Repair and paint gazebos, benches.
7. Check containers, flowerpots and eliminate cracks, treat with disinfecting solutions. In overwintered plants, replace the soil.
8. Replace or remove old bark or woodchip mulch.

When to open winter covered flowers

On sunny days, covered flowers are opened, as condensation accumulates under the shelter, causing the plants to rot.

In the second half of March, daffodils and lilies are released.

Roses open at a temperature of 5-7 degrees Celsius when the snow melts. The first time - for ventilation. Drainage grooves are immediately made and the earth poured from above is removed.

Then the roses should be covered again, making holes in the material. Finally open when the soil warms up by 15 cm.

To protect shrubs, trees and flowers, their roots from temperature changes, a layer of mulch from fresh humus or compost is poured around. Pine bark or crushed cones are also suitable. In addition, mulching will help retain moisture and prevent weed growth.

In April, they work with soil and beds, plant trees. Carefully dig near-stem circles near fruit trees. After the snow cover melts, before the buds appear, plant the seedlings in a permanent place.

Ground handling tips:

If you dig up the soil that has not dried out, clods will remain, which will immediately harden. Also, you can not wait until the soil dries to a state of dust.

Readiness for digging is checked by squeezing a lump of soil in your hand. It turned out a dense lump - still damp, crumbled - late, fell into pieces - the earth is ready.

Before digging, organic fertilizers are scattered, and after - mineral and nitrogen-containing fertilizers.

Digging up, they remove the roots, so the rubbish will not grow longer.

Heavy soil where water stagnates is improved by adding gravel or sand. Hard soil is softened with sawdust, humus or river sand. Clay is added to the loose. They deoxidize with ash, and malic or acetic acid will help to make it acidic.

Using covering material before sowing seeds, root crops and greens, on heated beds, grow earlier.

With the onset of warm days, it’s time to take up the pond: clean, inspect the bottom and fill it with clean water. The next day, plant aquatic vegetation, after a couple of days - launch the fish.

With the appearance of insects, treat the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe site 2-3 times.

With the beginning of snow melting, it is time to spread mineral fertilizers with nitrogen, having previously leveled the snowdrifts and removed the ice crusts. Do not walk on the surface, so as not to leave holes.

As it dries, remove debris and leaves, combing the grass. Then loosened with a special rake. To penetrate the soil of oxygen, pierce with a pitchfork around the edge of the lawn.

If the surface is damaged, sand is poured into the pits and fresh seeds are sown. May is the time of cutting the overgrown grass.

After the snow melts, inspect the currant and gooseberry bushes. Broken, dried and aged branches are pruned. Then fertilize the soil under the bushes. Pests are repelled by processing with copper sulphate or nitrofen is used.

Branches with swollen buds are removed, but if there are a lot of such buds, the bush will have to be thrown away - there are ticks in the buds.

On warm days, branches are rooted for reproduction.

Bent raspberries, first of all, are released. After straightening, they are tied to supports, cutting off old, broken and dried shoots. Then pour mulch from manure, broken branches or straw.

strawberry care

First, remove the snow retainers, then last year's leaves and debris, old mustaches and flowers. Collected is burned. Then, a nitrogen-containing fertilizer is poured under each bush, and Bordeaux liquid is sprayed on top.

The swollen first leaves are added dropwise, while loosening the ground around the bush. With the onset of persistent heat, they are sprayed with dissolved calcium chloride and wood ash. In place of the frozen bushes, young rooted bushes are planted. It will scare away mulching with ash and pine needles.

Flowers are planted when night temperatures do not fall below plus 10. Before that, they work with hyacinths, crocuses, snowdrops.

In order for the flowering of petunias, asters and other flowers to begin earlier, the seeds should be planted at home in seedling boxes, after soaking for 10-15 minutes. in potassium permanganate, then dry. Bulbs of plants are kept in solution for 30 minutes.

Conclusion

A clean and well-groomed site is a pleasure to admire during leisure hours. And timely processed shrubs and fruit trees with beds will provide a harvest for the winter.

Work in the country after winter begins with the care of the garden. It is important not to miss precious time, since many activities need to be carried out before active sap flow and swelling of the kidneys. The health of trees and shrubs depends on how well the spring work in the garden is done.

Spring work in the garden

With the advent of spring, the first thing to do is to clear the garden of last year's foliage, windbreak and other debris that has accumulated over the winter. In plant residues, spores of fungal diseases and pest larvae can overwinter, so they are taken out of the site and burned. As the air temperature rises, winter shelters are gradually removed from trees and shrubs.

Before the start of sap flow, it is necessary to prune fruit and ornamental plants in the garden. Young seedlings, as well as ornamental early-flowering shrubs, are not pruned in spring; only damaged branches can be removed from them. For fruit trees, shaping and rejuvenating pruning is carried out.

Early spring is the time for the prevention of garden diseases and pests. Before the buds swell, the trees are sprayed with iron sulfate, Bordeaux liquid or urea to destroy the fungal pores. If an invasion of pests was noticed in the previous year, the garden is treated with Agrovertin, Iskra-Bio, or Fitoverm.

Tree trunks need protection in spring. After the winter, wind breaks and frost cracks may appear on them, which must be covered with clay mash or garden pitch. To protect against pests, trees are whitewashed with special paints, or "in the old fashioned way" they use lime mortar with the addition of copper sulfate.

Fruit trees are grafted in April. First stone fruits, and a little later pome fruits. As a scion, pre-harvested cuttings or material after early spring pruning are used.

In the spring, plants in the garden need top dressing. Dry nitrogen-containing fertilizers (urea, ammophoska, ammonium nitrate) are scattered around the perimeter of the crown. After that, surface loosening of the soil is carried out, closing up fertilizers. From organics, you can make an infused solution of chicken manure or rotted manure. After fertilization, the soil under the trees and bushes is mulched with humus.

Work in the garden in the spring does not stop even after the beginning of flowering trees. Recurrent frosts often occur, and fumigation of gardens with smoke bombs or bonfires is used to protect against them. A humid environment also helps to reduce the impact of low temperatures, so they put containers with water under the trees, spill the soil and wet the branches.

Work in the garden in spring

In the garden in spring, there is no less trouble than in the garden. During this period, it is necessary to carefully prepare the soil for planting vegetables in order to get a good harvest. As soon as the snow melts, the beds are cleared of debris accumulated over the winter. It is advisable to burn the waste outside the site to prevent the spread of diseases and pests wintering in them. They clean not only the soil, but also garden paths, on which garden debris accumulates and moss can grow.

After completing the cleaning, mineral fertilizers are applied. In the spring, urea, nitrophoska, ammophoska and other fertilizers containing potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen are used. When the soil dries out a little, compost or humus is added. After that, the beds are dug up or deeply loosened. During loosening, young shoots of weeds must be immediately removed, as well as pests encountered.

Spring work in the garden and vegetable garden includes activities to improve the structure of the soil. River sand, ripened humus, and small sawdust are added to areas with heavy soil. Clay is added to sandy soil to make it more moisture-intensive. If necessary, regulate the acidity of the soil. Lime, ash, or dolomite flour is added for deoxidation, and sulfur (70 g per sq.m), malic or acetic acid is used to increase the pH level (acidification).

When the soil is prepared and fertilized, beds can be laid out on the site. For planting early vegetables, artificial soil heating is created. To do this, the beds are covered with dark material (black agrofiber or polyethylene) about two weeks before sowing.

When working in the garden in spring, special attention should be paid to beds with strawberries and raspberries. Shelter is removed from strawberries, dead bushes are removed, the soil is loosened and mulched. Raspberries are tied to trellises and sanitary pruning is carried out.

In the spring, cold-resistant vegetables and greens are sown in the garden: radishes, peas, lettuce, sorrel, onions, early carrots, beets. These crops develop well and yield even when sown in cold ground.

In flower beds in the spring, division of the rhizomes of perennials is carried out. Plants with overwintering foliage are renewed by removing frozen and damaged shoots, and plantings of early-flowering bulbs are loosened. Complexes of mineral fertilizers are introduced into flower beds as top dressings. To prevent diseases, flower beds are treated with copper-containing preparations.

Lawn care after winter

With the advent of spring, the lawn comes to life. Already at a temperature of plus 5 degrees Celsius, the grass begins to grow and requires attention. As soon as the snowmelt begins, mineral fertilizers are scattered over the lawn, which are dominated by nitrogen: ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, urea.

Cleaning the lawn begins after the soil dries. Leaves and debris are raked with a fan rake, after which scarification is performed. This procedure, also called "combing", is performed with a garden rake, a special hand tool, or a scarifier device. It is necessary in order to break the integrity of the dense grass turf, renew it, and enable young shoots to develop.

After stratification, it is necessary to carry out aeration - piercing the turf and the top layer of soil to saturate the soil with oxygen. Do this using a pitchfork, an aerator or special shoe covers.

After cleaning, potholes are clearly visible, which may remain from accidental movement on a damp lawn, or when the soil settles. If the turf layer is not broken, it is dug up and sand is poured under it. Damaged areas of the lawn are cut out with a shovel and removed, the resulting pits are also covered with sand. After that, they are sown to restore a uniform lawn.

Outcome

With the advent of spring, it is necessary to pay attention to the garden and prepare fruit trees and bushes for the new growing season. In the garden, you need to improve the quality of the soil so that the vegetables give a good harvest, and in flower beds, take care of perennials. Gardening in the spring is hard work, but the end result will be a well-groomed yard with strong, healthy plants.