Winter work in the garden: what to do on the site. Winter work in the garden

Although winter has come, and there are fewer worries in summer cottages, nevertheless, even in winter, a carefree life is not expected. Worries do not recede to the full extent, and therefore take care of your own suburban area needed even in winter. Today we will talk about what kind of winter work in the garden is needed to maintain it in proper condition, and about all the work that is needed at this time. When planning a work plan for yourself, you should rely on the climatic conditions of your region.

Often, the second half of December for many passes under the sign of preparation for new year holidays, but the first half of the month can be safely devoted to work in the country.

Completion of cleaning

In the southern regions, cleaning is completed in December winter views vegetables: parsnips, lettuce, spinach, greens and Brussels sprouts, broccoli, leek.

Snow retention

Usually the first snow falls in December, and from that moment work begins to arrest it. To do this, in the garden in necessary places build fences from improvised materials.

Frost protection

If there is no or little snow, then you must cover perennial and winter crops leaves, sawdust or needles.

As mentioned above, all work must be carried out in accordance with local climatic conditions.

Planting seedlings

So, for example, in the south of Russia in December, you can plant seedlings of trees and shrubs, prepare the soil for a vegetable garden, engage in various winter plantings, and much more.

Podzimny sowing

In December, if the weather permits, you can start planting winter garlic and onions, winter sowing of carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, dill, as well as sowing flower plants.

bird protection

All these plantings and crops need protection from birds that find food on these beds when there is no snow.

Rodent control

perennial vegetable crops in winter, they are attacked by rodents, so in December (while there is no snow), poisoned baits can be spread in holes and around them.

Fighting bears

December good time for . They love to spend the winter in warm manure, so you should arrange traps for them in the garden. Traps are small but deep holes. They are filled with manure, and when good frosts come, it is scattered around the garden. thin layer along with the bears that have accumulated there. Frost will destroy them.

Preparation of soil mixtures

In December, you can stock up on various components of soil mixtures (peat, sand, sawdust, compost, soil, and others). This is beneficial, since at this time the price of them is low.

seedlings

In addition, in December, you can start purchasing seedlings, cuttings (if there are conditions for their storage).

Disinfection

December is a great time to repair the disinfection of greenhouses and greenhouses, which are used for growing greens and early vegetables in the middle of winter.

Repair

In addition to greenhouses, greenhouse frames are in need of repair. All garden equipment needs preventive examination and, if necessary, repaired.

Seed harvesting

At this time, you can calmly, without haste, purchase the necessary seeds for the garden and garden.

Checking vegetables

In December, they begin to check the stored potatoes and other vegetables.

Warming

If necessary, measures should be taken to insulate the storage.

pruning

Winter work in the garden require mandatory pruning of fruit ornamental trees and shrubs, as spring pruning adversely affects their flowering, because many plants bloom on last year's shoots.

Therefore, if you did not prune immediately after flowering, then do it at least in December. In addition, in December you can dream and draw up a plan for placing vegetables in the garden and flowers in the garden for the next year.

January

Repair

In January, you can continue the repair greenhouse frames and garden tools, as well as knitting straw mats.

Manure harvesting

You can do the harvesting of manure, garbage for the construction of warm greenhouses, for insulated and open ground.

Checking vegetables

In January, just like in December, they continue to check the safety of stored vegetables, vegetable seeds, and seed potatoes. If rotten tubers or root crops are found, they should be removed immediately.

If there is a lack of seed potatoes, then you need to prepare the tops of the potato tubers.

Checking perennials

In addition to vegetables, tubers and rhizomes of such perennials as gladioli, dahlias, cannes, begonias, chrysanthemums, non-hardy roses and hydrangeas need to be looked after. It is necessary to monitor the humidity and temperature in the room where they are stored (so that they do not rot and dry out).

Sowing annuals

January is a good time for sowing seeds of annuals (petunias, carnations, lobelia, etc.). By May, you can get well-developed and flowering plants, which are ready for landing immediately in open ground.

Ash preparation

Winter time is convenient for harvesting ash, bird droppings and other local fertilizers.

seeds

At the same time, you can purchase seeds of flowers and vegetables without haste, and clean those that you have grown in your dacha from garbage. And, of course, you can safely check the germination of seeds.

We grow greens

In January, you can start growing onions for feathers in your windows, as well as beetroot and parsley.

Vernalization

If you live in the south, then it's time to start vernalizing early cabbage and cauliflower seeds.

February

Chemistry and fertilizers

In February, you can already take care of mineral fertilizers and pesticides that allow you to fight diseases and various pests of vegetable and horticultural crops. In parallel with this, the repair of greenhouses and greenhouses continues.

We save the testes

Throughout the winter, great attention should be paid to the seed plants of carrots, beets, cabbage and other vegetable crops. It is necessary to monitor their safety and remove spoiled copies in time.

Biofuel heating

In February, it is already possible to start work on heating the biofuel and removing organic fertilizers to the garden.

Making pots

It will not be superfluous to make peat and humus manure pots and nutrient cubes.

Vernalization

In southern Russia, potato tubers begin to vernalize in February (in order to grow early potatoes), seeds of carrots, onions.

Sowing seedlings

It is already possible to sow seeds of early and cauliflower, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants for seedlings in a greenhouse or in sowing boxes, sow radishes and plant onions on a feather. And of course, to continue everything that was started and not done at the dacha and in the garden in previous months.

In general, February makes everyone live in anticipation of the arrival of spring and new pleasant spring chores in their summer cottage. He makes you shake off the winter numbness and actively engage in the usual and pleasant garden chores.

To the question of what to do in the winter in the country, you can often hear the following answer: "Relax, ski, cook barbecue, have fun with a good company." Without arguing with this point of view, you still need to understand that most Russian summer residents will find in the winter such things that will prepare the garden for the next season.

What to do in the winter in the country

Happy is the summer resident who can get to his possessions in winter! In my youth, I had such an opportunity, and visited the dacha in winter at least once a month. Alas, now for many reasons this is impossible, and therefore one has only to sigh and hope that nothing bad has happened there and everything is going on as usual. But it would be worth it to help your silent pets in winter.

snow worries

Winter is a snowy time, but snow does not always accumulate where it is needed. Therefore, a snow shovel in winter is one of the main tools. Under the trees and on berry bushes more snow should be thrown and trampled down (carefully so as not to break the branches), and from the roof of the greenhouse, and possibly the house, on the contrary, be thrown off. If there was a serious snowfall and huge snow caps formed on the branches of trees, it is better to shake them off. The snow is heavy, it can break branches, and during the thaw and subsequent frosts it will turn into ice, it will not let the branches breathe.

Snow in the garden in winter is a blessing, but not heavy hats on the branches

Perhaps the problematic branches on the trees should be tied with ropes to the trunk or put supports under them: after all, snowfall can happen even in our absence! If large branches have already broken down, they will have to be cut down immediately, but not “on the ring”, but leaving stumps until spring; it will be necessary to finish the case in March or early April.

Working with trees

In winter, they do almost nothing with fruit trees, but if they didn’t have time to whiten the trunks and prune in November, and December turned out to be slightly frosty, you can still have time to do it before the new year. In extreme cases, whitewashing can also be done on the warm days of February, but this is risky: it is at the end of winter that the worst sun for boles seems to be still cold, and the sun's rays are already burning the bark, leaving frost holes.

When whitewashing, not only the trunk is captured, but also the main branches

It is in winter, in relatively warm weather, that cuttings are cut for grafting. It is better to be in time in December, before severe frosts. Store the cuttings in the cellar. It is not worth leaving this work for January-February: you never know what the weather will be like? annual shoots abnormal cold is not always easily tolerated.

December is so warm that it even allows you to transplant young trees and shrubs, but you need to do this with a large earthen clod.

Protective measures

The best insulation in the garden and garden is snow: a sufficient layer reliably protects the roots of trees and shrubs, strawberry plantings laid on the ground from frost vine, winter landings onions and garlic. But if the beginning of winter turned out to be snowless, and the frosts are significant, it is necessary to insulate the plants with improvised materials. Coniferous spruce branches, spunbond, sawdust and even earth are used, with a small layer of which you can cover problem parts of plants for a while.

Coniferous branches protect trees from both frost and rodents.

If protection against rodents has not been carried out since the fall, you need to do this in the winter. Young trees are protected from hares and mice by tying them with nylon tights, older trees - with pine or spruce branches. AT country house laid out poisoned bait from mice and rats.

Birds are excellent helpers in the fight against plant pests, and in winter they are hungry. Therefore, if it is possible to visit the dacha often, it is imperative to make feeders and each time put a new treat for birds in them. All birds love various grains, and tits also love unsalted fat, the smell of which, by the way, is not tolerated by hares, from whose raids the bark of trees often suffers.

Preparation of tools, inventory, planting material

Winter is the time to sharpen tools, lubricate mechanisms, make and repair seedling boxes. Many of these things are done at home, but the rake-shovel is stored in the garden shed! At the same time, they conduct an audit of fertilizers, pesticides and purchase the missing ones. Gladiolus bulbs, dahlia tubers, etc. are also often stored in the country basement. With each visit it is necessary to check their condition.

In the spring there will be no time for making boxes, this work is done in winter

AT winter period enough time to select and purchase seeds for the new season. Well, many crops, especially flowers, are already sown in February or even earlier for seedlings. This, for example, Snapdragon, petunia, morning glory, and many in February are already sown eggplant and pepper seeds in pots.

Theoretical work

Of course, they read garden books or thematic sites without leaving home. But it is more reliable to check thoughts on choosing the location of a particular culture in the new season directly on the site. There are also plans possible repair or reorganization garden house, buildings, fences, etc.

Country cares do not end in November. Most amateurs visit their sites in the winter, as there is always a useful and favorite pastime.

The winter months are the busiest when it comes to gardening. No need to water, fertilize, dig, etc. - the garden sleeps in winter. And the only thing left for us is not to disturb his peace and protect green spaces from severe frosts and rodents.

December - January

First, I would like to remind you of our smaller brothers - birds. With the onset of winter, a difficult, "hungry" period begins for them. Build bird feeders and hang them from trees or other suitable places.

By doing this, you will not only save them from starvation, but also accustom them to your site. And when it gets warmer, they will serve you well by eating insects, including plant pests.

Trees and shrubs

Let's start with pests. Inspect carefully the branches of trees - in the forks and near the buds, cobweb cocoons of leaves could remain, in which pests hibernate. They must be removed.
The following pests are not so easy to find and eliminate - these are rodents. In winter, they can gnaw the roots and eat around the bark at the base of the trunks, leaving traces in the form of "ringing".

To protect the boles from rodents before the onset of persistent frosts, at their base they make a strapping of matting or burlap and tightly cover the top with roofing paper. The lower edge of the roofing is sprinkled with earth or the spruce branches are laid on top with the needles down. Young seedlings are covered from rodents with a plastic mesh.

It is also necessary to cover trees and shrubs with snow to protect their roots from severe frosts. Throw off all the snow that will be collected after cleaning the paths and paths near the trunks.
But don't leave him like that. Snow lying around bushes and on tree trunks must be trampled down. Trample the snow after every snowfall. This is one more effective remedy from rodents. Under such snow, mice will not be able to break through their tunnels and get close to the trunks.

After prolonged snowfalls, the branches of bushes and trees should be shaken off the snow, because. under its weight, they can break.

flower beds

Winter care for flower beds is practically no different from caring for trees and shrubs. Wintering roses, bulbous, perennials also need hilling with snow. And the thicker the layer of snow, the warmer they are.

As for rodents, they love not only the bark of young trees and branches of shrubs. They do not disdain flower crops. For example, the common vole and water rat damage the root collars of roses and rhizomes of irises. To protect wintering plants, it is also recommended to trample snow between the ridges and around flower beds.

Lawn

Garden care in winter also includes lawn care, although many people forget about it. Lawn care is not difficult, the most important rule is to reduce the load, i.e. it is advisable not to walk on it. In the absence of loads lawn grasses well tolerated low temperature and other adverse environmental conditions.

If in winter the lawn will be subjected to intense loads, then in the spring the appearance of bald spots cannot be avoided. And this entails the subsequent repair of the lawn, because. natural recovery can take a long time.

The only exception when you can not be afraid to step on the lawn is a thick snow cover at least 20 cm high. Then you can play on it with children, and even go skiing.

Sometimes in the middle of winter there are also short-term thaws, after which the surface of the snow cover is covered with an ice crust. This crust hinders the air exchange of grasses wintering under the snow, so it must be destroyed with a rake or in some other way.

February

Winter is already coming to naught, although in February there are still heavy snowfalls and frosts. This month, they continue to carry out care activities that began in December-January, but as the weather warms up, new tasks appear.

Trees and shrubs

In February, the sun begins to warm more strongly and the sun's rays, reflected from the snow-white surface, can cause burns to the bark of trees.

In addition, the difference between daytime (under direct sunlight) and night temperatures increases, as a result of which frost cracks may appear on the bark. They often become foci of infection, therefore, in order to prevent the appearance of frost cracks, on thaw days, you should whiten the bark or simply renew the autumn whitewash.

It should also be protected from sunburn coniferous plants, for example, covering them with lutrasil. This is a non-woven synthetic material specially designed to protect plants from frost and burns.

At the end of February, if the weather is warm enough, it will be possible to free tree trunks from protective materials: strapping, films, roofing felts, roofing material, etc. If you leave them for a long time in warm weather, this can lead to overheating of the barrels.

flower beds

Those plants that you have wintered under shelter, for example, roses, keria, it is advisable to ventilate during thaw days so that they do not rot.

Also, February right time for:

If you did not have time to purchase before February planting material, then now is the time, do not delay it until the onset of spring.

Lawn

In February, the same rules apply to lawn care as in previous months: protection from stress and timely destruction of the ice crust.

As you can see, winter work in the garden also requires the owner of the site to allocate sufficient time, although the winter months are considered the easiest in this regard.

In conclusion, I would like to recall such important tasks as the early acquisition garden tools and repair of garden equipment. Then, with the onset of the planting season, you will avoid unnecessary fuss and hassle.

Any garden can be imagined as a combination of three components: an ornamental garden, a vegetable garden and orchard. For each of these components in the winter there is a work plan. So, here's what to do in the garden in winter.

Garden

Make a fruit change, write a list necessary seeds. Start gradually acquiring seeds. In the country, inspect all the inventory you have, decide what needs to be repaired, what to replace, and what additional tools you need to purchase. Also decide on necessary fertilizers, special means for vegetables. Take care of for future seedlings.

All this will need to be bought in advance, without waiting for the country "boom". Arriving at the site, in the garden regularly throw snow on the beds, do the same with the greenhouse. If you have a basement, regularly audit it - how are vegetables and potatoes stored there? Go through them, check how the blanks are saved. Control the temperature and humidity in the basement: in the thaw, be sure to open ventilation grates, and in frosts close and additionally insulate.

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In February, start cooking pepper seeds, eggplant, celery, perennial vegetables and herbs, to plant: sort, warm, soak before sowing, if necessary. At the end of the month, it's time to sow them for seedlings. Those who grow celery should also sow it. Accumulate a variety of "fertilizers": stale bread, sleeping tea, eggshells, potato peelings, expired cereals.

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orchard

While the garden is sleeping, think about what other fruit and berry crops would you like to plant? All this must be taken care of in advance, because at the end of winter there will be many garden fairs where you can buy all this. Arriving at the site, note the air temperature, follow,. If there is not enough snow, throw it on the soil between the trees, in trunk circles. Or you can insulate them with peat, sawdust, spunbond. Just not spruce branches or straw - these materials attract mice. but better not fruit trees. Fallen crumbs and seeds will also attract mice to the garden. On fruit trees, it is better to hang pieces of fat for tits. This is best done with wire hooks - the thread may break.

In February, especially severe frosts can occur, but usually at this time there is a lot of snow, so that frosts no longer threaten the root system of plants. Carefully inspect the bark - if there is a freezer somewhere. In the spring they will definitely need to be covered. When arriving at the site after snowfalls, be sure to trample down the snow under the trees - this measure will protect them from the attack of mice, which are especially “activated” in February. At the end of the month, the sun often appears, during the day it is very warm, and at night - severe frosts. Be careful, the bark can get burned, so check if the whitewash on the trunks is intact. If not, then the trunks must be additionally tied with at least thick paper. Trees on the eastern and southeastern sides of the site may be particularly affected. Periodically check how fruits are stored in the basement, sort them out, and if your basement is very dry, put 1-2 buckets of water there.

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decorative garden

And in ornamental garden winter is the traditional time for planning for the next gardening season. Flower beds, rock gardens - this is an element garden design, so it would be best if you schematically "plan" them on paper in advance. For example, what shape and size will your flower beds be and what kind of flowers would you like to plant on them? Don't forget to decorate and alpine slide, and coastline pond, if you have one on the site. Or maybe worth it? Detailed planning will also help you make a list of the necessary seeds, planting material, landscaping and accessories needed to make your dream come true.

Or maybe your garden needs a makeover? It often happens that in order to accommodate everything you want, there is not enough space. Think about whether there are “reserves” somewhere that are not evident at first glance, discard stereotypes - maybe these very “reserves” can be found in unusual places that you did not even think about. Arriving at the site, be sure to clear the paths and paving from snow: firstly, it will be convenient to move around the garden, and secondly, spring will come to the cleared garden earlier. When clearing paths and pavings, throw snow on plantings of decorative and rare plants, on an alpine hill, but not on the lawn - the lawn does not need excess snow. Be sure to dump snow from so that the branches do not break under the weight of snow. Check if covers or strappings have been torn off from those conifers that are to be covered.

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In February, you will need to buy flower seeds, and at the end of the month, planting material. Check if all the equipment for working in the flower garden is working, or maybe something needs to be purchased additionally or replaced. Get also fertilizer for flowers. At the end of February, the first crops should already be started: sow perennial flowers, salvia, petunia, lobelia, cineraria and ageratum for seedlings.

Please note: small flower seeds, such as, for example, petunia seeds, should be sown on the surface of the soil without falling asleep, and only when shoots appear, you can carefully sprinkle them with a thin layer of soil. Do not forget that before germination, any flowers need to be watered abundantly, put the pots in a warm place and put plastic bags on top.

Despite the cold and frost, winter work in the garden and vegetable garden can be carried out in December and January. Only the most inexperienced summer residents and gardeners believe that with the onset of winter, snowfall and a steady decrease in air temperature to negative values, you can completely forget about your site until next spring. In fact, next year's harvest to a large extent depends on how the plot (garden) was cared for throughout the winter. Consider therefore the most important works in the winter in the garden, which must be carried out so that the future harvest will pleasantly surprise the owner of a summer cottage or personal plot.

From the moment the first snow falls, it is necessary to start regularly carrying out snow retention work on the site, installing fences from improvised materials in the right places. In the absence or insufficient amount of snow, it is necessary to take care of perennial and, covering them with a layer of sawdust, leaves or needles and constantly monitoring the condition of the plants in case of increased frost.

Obviously, the relevance of certain dacha works winter will depend on geographic location. for example, here, in Georgia, in some regions it is still possible to plant trees and shrubs before winter, to prepare the soil for a vegetable garden, since there is no snow yet, and there has not yet been frost.

Winter, winter crops of flower plants must also be protected from birds, especially crows, who are very fond of ruining such beds in snowless winters. Perennial vegetable crops (especially root crops) are also subject to attacks by rodents, which must be dealt with by laying poisonous baits in and around holes.

The beginning of winter is a good time to deal with bears, who love to spend the winter in warm manure. It is necessary to arrange traps in the garden in the form of small but deep enough pits filled with manure, and then, after waiting for a steady frost, scatter the manure in a thin layer over the area along with the insects that have gathered there so that they freeze.

In December and January, it is most convenient and profitable to stock up on components for soil mixtures (soil, sand, compost, peat, sawdust, etc.), since the price for them is usually minimal at this time. The same applies to seeds, cuttings and seedlings (if there is a place to store them in winter), root crops for winter forcing greens.

Many summer residents plant a winter garden on the windowsill. So I have a few containers with leafy lettuce. Buying lettuce leaves is not a problem, but these are your own! Accordingly, in order to get fresh vitamin greens of onions, parsley, beets or lettuce for the New Year, Christmas and other winter holidays, it's time to start forcing it in December, especially since the quality of root crops offered for sale in December is the highest, because they still cannot be spoiled improper storage, severe frosts, etc.

Finally, in December-January, it is necessary to repair and disinfect greenhouses and greenhouses, which are planned to be used again for growing early vegetables and herbs from the second half of winter.

The summer resident's winter worries about the future harvest also consist in collecting more onion peel - she excellent tool from pests. And here eggshell, will go to feed plants, everyone knows that it contains calcium. this will be especially useful in areas with acidic soil. If you have a real stove or fireplace, then do not neglect such wealth. like furnace ash, it can both fertilize the earth and use it in the fight against spider mite, slugs, aphids, cruciferous fleas, caterpillars and weevils. Just do not need to scatter ashes around the garden in winter, so part of it is lost useful properties. It is better, after it has cooled down, to put it in boxes or bags, and apply it in spring or summer. But scattering the ashes on the snow in early spring. you can achieve early snowmelt in certain areas, which means that the ground will warm up faster there and it will be possible to start planting plants earlier.