What thickness of snow should be over crops in the garden in winter: depends on the plant
Snow cover acts as a protection for many plants, but what is good for one crop is bad for another.
Therefore, an experienced gardener strives to regulate the amount of snow for a certain group of plants that remain in the garden bed for the winter.
It is important to know some simple rules to improve the conditions in which plants live.
Let's pay attention to the recommendations of the expert of the online publication "Belnovosti" and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh.
What should be the thickness of the snow cover?
Cherry, plum and chokeberry do not like deep snow cover - it is better if the snow height does not exceed 1 meter.
Strawberries also don't like a lot of snow - it's enough to have up to 70 cm of snow. Otherwise, the crops may start to rot.
Raspberries overwinter well under a thick layer of snow 1 meter high. The same applies to perennial flowers - roses, peonies, and so on.
Some summer residents bend down young currant and gooseberry bushes, covering them with a 100-130 cm high snowdrift.
