Approaching thewinterit is important to think about health of your garden. Even if the garden seems to want to enter a rest phase, it is the perfect time to prepare the soil, thus guaranteeing a lush rebirth in the next primavera.
Don’t miss these tips to protect and enrich your green space!
Cleaning and weeding
The cleaning of the garden is fundamental. Remove crop remnants, such as forgotten vegetables and withered plants, which could become a haven for parasites.
Don’t forget to delete the weedsin particular those that have gone to seed, to avoid encouraging their proliferation with the arrival of the first warm weather.
Not everything needs to be removed: the legume plantsfor example, can be cut at the surface. Their roots, left in the ground, enrich the earth of nitrogenan essential nutrient for growth.
Soil aeration
Did you know that the bechage intensive is obsolete? It is preferable to use one grelinette or a fork-bêche to aerate the soil without inverting its natural stratifications.
This process promotes air circulation and facilitates water infiltration.
A well soil ventilated it is more receptive to the life of microorganisms and gods earthwormswho work hard to improve the fertility of the land.
Feed the earth
During thefallthe soil needs to be enriched with nutrients. The addition of organic matter in the form of compost mature or decomposed manure is ideal.
This nutrition will slowly decompose, providing benefit when the plants begin their cycle in warm weather.
Roll out a composed of 2-3 kg per square meter, which the winter rains will incorporate into the soil.
Protect with mulch
Don’t leave the ground naked and vulnerable to erosion. A mulch of dead leaves, straw or wood bark will protect the soil from frost and wind.
A cover of 5-7 cm will retain heat and gradually enrich the soil.
This layer also prevents the weed growth and protects the microorganisms from temperature fluctuations.
Sowing of green fertilizers
Consider sow green fertilizers if the ground remains bare. Plants like the phacelia o to hives they improve soil structure and limit the growth of weeds, while enriching the soil of nitrogen.
Sow them in late summer or early fall, and let them mature for a protective cover.
