To sow or not: winter crops (vegetables, herbs, flowers) in a garden plot, the main disadvantages and advantages of winter sowing

After the harvest is harvested, many gardeners try to plant the beds with other crops, which have time to give an early harvest in May-June. Consider the main pros and cons of winter sowing.

pros

To begin with, let's note all the bonuses that a summer resident and a gardener receive when sowing plants before winter:

1. The crop can be harvested several weeks earlier.

2. There is no need to waste time preparing the beds in the spring.

3. If seedlings do not appear, then re-sowing can be done in the spring.

4. Podzimnye crops will prove to be more seasoned than their counterparts, planted in the traditional way.

But, despite the advantages, there are also disadvantages of winter sowing.

Disadvantages of sowing before winter

The following are the main disadvantages of winter sowing:

1. The soil is compacted after winter and cakes. The beds are flooded with cold rains in late autumn and early spring. The earth often becomes like concrete, especially on clayey soils. Therefore, it is often necessary to dig up the soil in the spring. Many cultures will not grow in hard ground. They need soft and loose soil.

2. Sudden temperature changes. Temperatures often occur in the middle lane. «swing". In late autumn and early spring, then frost will come, then thaw will come again. Now a skating rink, now puddles. In February, flowers can bloom if the temperature is above zero, and then it gets colder. The seeds in the ground can simply die. Onion sets can either die out, or go into the spring in the arrow.

3. Difficult selection of sowing dates. Garlic can be planted in frozen ground with a crowbar. And for carrots, this technique will not work. If the autumn is warm, then many seeds can germinate, there will be no harvest.

4. Complicated selection of varieties of garden crops that are intended for winter sowing.

Not all varieties of vegetables are suitable for sowing and planting before winter. For example, many varieties of carrots planted in the ground in the fall are poorly stored in the soil until spring.

Thus, there is a great risk of germination, development of yield during winter sowing. But with the correct planting technology and selection of varieties, you can get a successful harvest of winter vegetables.