Usually, summer residents show up at their plots in winter only occasionally, to check if everything is in order there. And in vain.
There is a specific to-do list that needs to be made for February. Sticking to the schedule will save you a lot of time and effort during the spring planting season.
We'll tell you what habits can greatly simplify life during the spring bustle.
First, prepare your inventory.
This is not only cleaning and sharpening metal products - shovels, hoes and other inventory. It is quite possible that something has already served its purpose and requires an elementary replacement. Working with a low-quality tool takes not only strength, but also time.
For example, it’s time to replace Soviet hoes with flat cutters – they are used for loosening and cutting grass.
Garden tools – saws, scissors and pruning shears – must be disinfected.
Secondly, prepare fertilizers
Don't just check your supplies, but add organic matter to the soil. Many gardeners practice adding fertilizers to the snow. As for mineral additives, not all are suitable for this time of year.
Manure, ash, compost or peat can be added to tree trunk circles or irrigation channels. It is not recommended to scatter additives over a snow-covered garden.
Thirdly, snow retention
If you are lucky and there is snow on the site, you can collect it, piling it up under trees and bushes. If you remove it from low-lying areas, you can solve the problem of flooding and stagnant melt water.
And finally, many gardeners claim that at this time it is possible to carry out sanitary or formative pruning of fruit trees. But one should not forget about the recommendations of the lunar calendar.
