By the autumn digging the soil used by many gardeners. Let's talk about the pros and cons of such a soil preparation for winter. To begin with we shall understand, what gives us the digging under the winter?
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- The soil becomes more friable, its saturation with oxygen.
- With such manipulations can be eliminated from the roots of weeds and pests that are hidden in the winter.
However, there is in the autumn digging a number of shortcomings:
- In the process of digging the ground is really saturated with oxygen and becomes more porous. But after the winter and autumn floods, it is compacted, which prevents oxygen from penetrating into the deeper layers.
- With regard to the removal of roots, this procedure is also to cope with them. But the seeds of weeds that are on the surface, can go deep into the soil and to successfully survive the cold. Spring weeds in the area will increase significantly.
5 arguments against autumn digging
- During digging the garden in autumn, the mixing of the upper layers of soil to the bottom. This leads to the destruction of beneficial microorganisms and reducing soil fertility.
- At the time of digging the seeds of weeds are in the deep layers of the earth. Thus they are able to spend the winter and rise in the next year.
- Spring floods lead to compaction of the soil structure, which affects the air exchange. Plant culture in this land is unacceptable, so the need to re-digging.
- On the surface of the ground raised all the nutrients. In the spring, most of them will be lost.
Now that you know all the advantages and disadvantages of digging the soil in the fall. Hold it or not - you decide.
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