Maybe the planet
is getting warmer, or maybe it isn't, but recent
Winters in the Northern hemisphere have been
very, very cold.
It's always a good idea to prepare for the
annual changes in climate and here are some tips
and strategies for preparing your Garden and
your Home for our next cold Winter season.
The Download Button for the Report on
Winterizing your Home
follows below the Garden Preparation Article
Preparing Your Garden for Winter
Some people believe that when the weather starts getting colder and the
leaves start to fall, it is time to put away the gardening tools
and wait
until next spring to work on their garden again. Wrong. Winter
is an
important time to maintain your garden's health and assure
yourself a good crop for next year. You may think that might
take to long to prepare your garden, but the truth is that it
takes less than one day to prepare your garden for the upcoming
winter.
When the nighttime temperatures drop to less than forty-five degrees
Fahrenheit for more than four days in a row, or frost is
forecasted for
your area (usually around late October or November) you know its
time to
begin preparing your garden. You should begin by evaluating your
garden
design, check which plants grew well in the past season, and
which plants
did not do well. Fall is a good time to decide which plants will
remain in
you garden next year, and which ones should go.
It is also a good time to decide which new plants you want to grow. To
make your garden more colorful and healthy, be sure only to
plant the more hardy plants during the fall so that they can
withstand the winter. Some plants that will do fine being
planted in fall are: rudbeckia, Aster
Novi-belgii, Anemone Japonica, panicle hyandea, endive,
escarole, and
Brussels sprouts. You can find all of these and more in
gardening
magazines or your local nursery.
After you have finished this you should begin cleaning up your garden.
Begin by pulling out weeds that may have cropped up, and raking
fallen
leaves. Weeds and rotten leaves can carry insects and diseases
that might
be harmful to your garden. You should also rid your garden of
spent annual
plants, and harvest your vegetables and other plants that cannot
withstand the winter weather. After fall has come and gone, the
leaves will be off your trees and you can see the rotten
branches. Trimming off the unwanted branches from your trees
isn't necessary to your gardens health, but may help later on by
not dropping branches on your plants and not blocking too much
of the sun.
If you have younger trees you should consider wrapping them and
supporting them with stakes to help them survive the winter wind
and cold. Putting mulch over your garden for the winter can be a
helpful way to protect plants from sudden temperature changes
and heavy snow. For mulch you can use about five inches of
shredded bark, pine needles, or a variety of other materials.
You have to be careful not to mulch too early, because some
insects may still be alive and able to take shelter in it for
the winter.
Once you are finished with your gardening tools you should clean them and
make sure they are in a safe place where they won't rust and you
know where they'll be for next year. Before winter comes you
should always set out slug repellent, as slugs are one of the
worst bugs to have in your garden. If you have a pool or
fountain in your garden, be sure to take out any fish that you
have in them and bring them inside. There’s nothing sadder than
a fish frozen in a block of ice. |
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