What work needs to be done in the garden in the spring?

To work in the garden you need to proceed without delay, as soon as the sunny days come.

After all, how timely they are implemented will depend on the crop, as well as the overall look of the garden.

Cleaning

The first thing that makes a horticulturist at the site in the spring - scavenges. This includes remaining with autumn leaves, plants, pillars and floors.

With perennials dry stalks are removed and the old leaves.

At the same time put in order overgrown with moss track, garden furniture, clean the gutters.

Removal covering material

To the roots of plants that were closed for the winter, not vypreli, covering material is removed immediately, as soon as the sun prigreet.

If in the root circle of trees and shrubs is ice, it must be broken down.

Tillage

Cleared of debris need to dig up the earth to plow or (if it was not done in the fall).

Then loosen the soil with a rake. In this treatment, the plant roots will have more air flow and power.

Lawn Care

lawn rake territory cleaned from dust, then aerated using a fork (or special aerators).

This procedure will facilitate care inland excess water, as well as better access of air to the roots.

If the lawn is too much water, drainage works carried out.

Pruning and whitewashing

In early spring (if it is not done in autumn or winter) trees whitewashed to protect against burns from sunlight and insects that can find a home under the bark.

In addition, begin to dry cutting, frostbitten, broken branches. If the crown of the trees and shrubs too thickened, her thin out.

Spraying of trees and shrubs

Before the appearance of foliage branch special preparations sprayed against diseases and pests (e.g., copper sulfate, colloidal sulfur).

You can use complex tools that operate against several kinds of pathogens. Work is carried out in dry weather.

It is necessary to observe safety, to protect against splashes exposed areas of the face and body.

Mulching and fertilizer

Trees, shrubs, perennial flowers mulch rotted compost. It performs several functions:

· Keeps moisture and heat in the earth;

· Prevents weeds;

· Improves the composition and structure of soil.

In addition, the soil can be added to make a dry fertilizer: bone or fish meal, wood ash, granular manure.

Sowing and planting

With the onset of heat, you can start to sow cold-resistant crops:

· Peas;

· Parsley;

· Celery;

· Radishes;

· carrot.

Most annual flowers as well sprout at spring sun warming the earth:

· Asters;

· The viol;

· Alissum;

· Eschscholzia;

· Arctotis;

· Marigold;

· Grass;

· Nasturtium.

In May start to transplanting vegetables and flowers, tree seedlings, shrubs. By the end of the spring is usually the beds are already made final.