At the end of the summer cottage season and harvesting, the work on the personal plot does not end. It is imperative to put things in order - thorough preparation of the summer cottage for the winter will greatly facilitate work in the spring.
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Work at the summer cottage
Directly on the backyard territory you should:
- Dig up all perennials that cannot winter in the ground during the cold season. They need to be placed in boxes with earth and stored in a cool place. In addition, you should cover well those plants that spend the winter under the snow.
- The vacated flower beds and lawns must be thoroughly cleaned of leaves and debris and mulched to reduce moisture evaporation. As a mulch, experts advise using clean wood shavings, straw, sawdust, spruce branches. To increase the fertility of the soil, you can add phosphorus-potassium fertilizer to it, dig up and level the ground.
- If there is a well on the site, it is necessary to pump out all the liquid from it, clean it mechanically, refill it and disinfect the water using tablets for treating pools.
- You should take care of the water supply in advance, since during the cold weather it becomes especially vulnerable. The liquid must be drained from it. To do this, it is necessary to shut off the supply and open the drain taps at the lower points so that the water flows out by gravity.
- It is important to chop up and put in a woodpile a small supply of firewood.
- Remove dirt and store all tools in the utility room to prevent rusting outdoors.
What needs to be done in the house
It is equally important to prepare for the winter inside the house:
- It is imperative to protect all rooms from rats and mice. Experienced gardeners are advised to use special repellents that can be purchased at a gardening store. Thanks to them, rodents will bypass the house. In addition, all food items should be removed from the room or placed in glass jars with ground-in lids or metal containers.
- To prevent the toilet from bursting in the cold season, it must be preserved. To do this, water from the tank and overflow must be drained or scooped out, and an empty plastic bottle must be placed in the hole.
- If there is a refrigerator in the house, it must be de-energized, defrosted, removed from all food and washed inside and out. It is important to ensure that no moisture remains inside. It should drain completely from the drain hole. For this, the unit can be turned upside down for a while.
- The washing machine also needs to be freed from liquid residues, washed and dried well. Leave the door and powder tray ajar to avoid mold and musty odors inside.
- There is a TV set in almost every country house. It should be unplugged and carefully wrapped in a blanket or wrapped in several layers of newspaper to protect it from freezing and dampness. This technique should not be stored near heating devices - it is better to place it horizontally on a flat surface.
- You should definitely wash and dry well all bedding, tablecloths, clothes that remain in the country for the winter. When stowing in the closet, transfer the items into sachets of silicate gel to avoid moisture and mold.
- So that mold does not start in the basement in the winter, when the humidity is high, it is required to treat it with special preparations. To do this, you need to free the utility room from things and dry it, then treat the walls, racks, shelves and floor with antiseptics. A solution of copper sulfate can be used as a disinfectant liquid (dilute 1 kg per 10 liters of water).
- It is important to take care of the protection of the country house from the penetration of thieves and vandals in advance. To do this, you can install an alarm or video surveillance, put bars on the windows, cut in high-quality locks.
- You should exchange phone numbers with neighbors in order to be able to contact in case something happens in the dacha cooperative.
If you complete all the necessary work to prepare the summer cottage for the winter, the beginning of the next season will take a minimum of effort and time.
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