Good afternoon, my reader. Winter is a low season for the gardener. To wait almost a hundred days until warm days, and it seems that all this time there is absolutely nothing to occupy. But even while at home, you can do things that are suitable for a summer residence.
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Vegetable garden on the window
If you really want to take care of the plants, then there is no problem to plant the same greens on the windowsills in special trays. Onions, garlic, dill will always season any dish with fresh vitamins. You can plant cucumbers and tomatoes. Therefore, if you take up the garden on the windowsill, then in winter you will not be bored.
Forcing bulb flowers
If you want to give flowers to women on March 8, you can start forcing bulbous ones. Daffodils, hyacinths, tulips may well have time to bloom by this time in your home. The main thing is to correctly calculate the planting time and temperature conditions for growing.
Preparation of planting material
In order not to waste time on the hot days of the spring harvest, you can start preparing the planting material, cut off all rotten and dried parts and treat it with anti-mold and pest agents.
Check storage
The entire crop harvested in the fall must be checked periodically: sort out vegetables and root crops in order to remove rotten and spoiled specimens. Identify the reason for the poor preservation of some stocks in order to avoid damage during storage in the future. Also inspect all canned products, and if something raises doubts about the preservation, then re-process the dubious preservation.
Make a landing plan
Placing garden plantings correctly is a kind of art. Plants should not only blend correctly with their neighbors, plantings should look aesthetically pleasing. Given the crop rotation, such a plan will take more than one day. In addition, markers for seedlings and adult plants can be made at the same time.
Counting the number of seeds and their purchase
It is very important to know the number of seeds of different varieties you will need for planting But having bought everything you need, you need to check the planting material again, reject spoiled seeds and make sure that there are enough of them left. If there are not enough seeds, there is time to buy additional planting material to the required amount.
Harvesting home fertilizers
From time immemorial, many food waste has been used as fertilizer. Onion husks, eggshells and many other similar waste are used in the spring to fertilize and disinfect plantings. So in winter, you can thoroughly replenish stocks of such folk fertilizers.
Preparing cuttings for planting
If you have tree cuttings prepared for spring planting, you need to carefully examine them. If suddenly mold is found on them, then they must be washed either with water or with a solution of potassium permanganate. For safety, they need to be dipped in a 5% solution of ferrous sulfate, dried and sent for further storage. It is advisable to do this procedure at least twice a month.
Repair and preparation of garden tools
During the winter time, you can prepare all the inventory, which is partially worn out during the garden season. Replace cuttings where necessary, sharpen shovels and hoes. And if some tools have become unusable, replace them by buying new ones.
Do you know how to prepare for the summer cottage season?
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