Do I have to dig a vegetable garden in the fall? All the pros and cons of digging

Slowly but surely, summer flows smoothly in the autumn, which means that the beds in our gardens begin to empty. And among truckers again ignite controversy - whether it is necessary to dig the soil after harvest, or enough to make it in the spring? In this article we will try together to understand this!

Benefits from the autumn digging of the soil

And we begin with a discussion of pluses, which gives us the digging of the soil in the fall.

1. During this work, convenient and easy to make the necessary fertilizers or limp soilThat significantly improve productivity in the future;
2. The soil becomes more friable and the air so easily absorbs moisture and is not very compacted, and warms up quickly in spring;
3. Various pest larvae are at the topSo many of them die - die from the cold or become food for birds;
4. Along the way, we We get rid of weedsAnd their seeds are deep in the soil because of which germinate much less;
5. Collect crop residues in the soil (not uncommon to find a few potatoes, for example), which would become food for pests. Wireworms loves these gifts;
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6. trivially We get rid of fine dust, Stones, sticks, that it is not clear where are every year.

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Let's talk about the disadvantages

Now digging procedure is ideal, but do not rush to grab his shovel 😄 first should know what it can do harm.

1. The soil resembles puff pie which each layer lots of useful lives of living creaturesThat we do not notice. And when we turn the layers of the earth, this is the top livestock and killed by unsuitable conditions, together with the larvae of pests and it impoverishes the soil;
2. Dig the garden under the force of every and it can greatly harm your health. So many gardeners try to do everything quickly and say, "then rest", as a result of straining his back, suffering from high blood pressure and heart pains. Nothing good about it.

So you need to dig or not?

A clear and unequivocal answer to this question is no and can not be, because it depends on your soil.

If the soil is clayey, heavy, additional digging in autumn highly recommended - dig!

If the soil is loose, sandy and quite well appointed, the digging in the spring will be enough - do not dig!

Incidentally 🤔

Some people like to say, "Why dig out in the woods, and without it everything is fine is growing." It is worth noting that our plants with you hardly could grow normally in the wood without fertilizers and digging - they need certain conditions.

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