Content
- Garden in the fall - that's part of your to-do list
- Fall time is planting time - these perennials now want to be in the ground
- Important care work in the autumnal garden
- Winterizing the garden in the fall - that's how it works
- Tips
The spring flowering bulbs would be set in the fall
Garden in the fall - that's part of your to-do list
From October, the garden is once again busy. The time window for planting perennials and shrubs is wide open. In addition, the preparations for the winter are in focus. In order to keep track and set the right priorities, the following to-do list gives important hints.
Fall time is planting time - these perennials now want to be in the ground
In autumn, the earth is profoundly warmed by the sunshine of the Indian summer. Garden perennials now find the ideal environment to root quickly and vigorously. Who missed the spring as a planting season, therefore, the following plants in the fall in the earth:
Add mature compost and a little horn shavings to each planting hole. Organic fertilizers take several months over the winter to develop their effects. In spring, the young plants can enjoy a richly-stocked nutrient buffet.
Important care work in the autumnal garden
Falling leaves take up much of your time in the fall. Not only the lawn suffers from a thick layer of leaves. On the water surface in the pond, the leaves should also not remain lying. In addition, the following maintenance work in autumn has priority:
For weak-awake fruit trees is the best time in the fall for a pruning. Young apple trees respond with increased budding when cut during the sap. On the other hand, on very vigilantly groves the scissors are only used in March to reduce the growth rate.
Winterizing the garden in the fall - that's how it works
Before in late autumn, Father Frost knocks on the garden gate, the plants are prepared for the cold season. How to do it right:
Freshly planted perennials and shrubs receive a protective layer of foliage, brushwood or straw for their first winter under the open sky. On young roses, pile up loose loam soil or compost so that the finishing touches are well covered. Tall-stemmed roses receive a winter coat of jute or fleece.
Tips
In order to make everything green and blooming next year, the garden floor will be enriched with compost and horn shavings in autumn. Dig the earth bitterly only after the first frost, otherwise your effort will be punished with a snail plague next year. Freshly tilled patches of soil prefer to use the pests for oviposition and for wintering.