I think many gardeners will be surprised if I say that it is not necessary to dig site in the fall. I confess that I myself by reading such information, widened her eyes and thought, "What a stupidity!". Only a more detailed look into the matter, I realized how wrong before, because every year diligently was operating in the garden with a shovel.
In this article, I collected all the "pros" and "cons" of the autumn digging to see for yourself that this procedure brings the vegetable garden more harm than good.
So, what I was guided, digging up land fall? Well, naturally, I thought it was just a perfect procedure that the best way to prepare the garden onset of cold weather, namely:
- It makes the soil more friable and saturates it with oxygen;
- Eliminates the beds of weeds;
- Destroying pests, settled for the winter in the lower layers of the earth.
It turns out that I was only half right, because loose soil after the autumn rains and the spring flood anyway, again sealedAnd weed seeds in the process of digging only apply on site. In the case of the pests it was still the truth on my side - and really digging into this business is very good.
What are the "cons" of this procedure?
Well, let's begin, of course, with the most important - with fertility. Because shovel excavation mixing layers, killed many beneficial microorganismsWithout which the soil quality significantly deteriorates. Here you can add that digging mixes with fertile land barren, that, of course, is not for the benefit of plants.
As for weedsThen digging up the garden, we only deepen their seeds into the soil, where they spend the winter, and great "delight" have his-emergence in the next season.
And, it is important to mention that nutrientsIn the process of digging, will be on the ground level, so use them no longer will be.
So, think carefully about whether to take up the shovel in the fall, because, as for me, it is better to spend your time and energy on more useful and rewarding activity.