Contrary to popular belief, autumn digging is not at all a mandatory action.
Yes, this procedure helps prepare the soil for winter, make the soil looser, get rid of weeds and dangerous insects.
However, all these results can be achieved without using a shovel.
Moreover, many summer residents, due to age and health problems, do not have the opportunity to dig the soil for a long time and intensively. Not every owner of a country plot can use equipment either.
There is an alternative procedure. It is enough to use one mulching material.
Which one exactly? This question was answered by the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
What kind of mulch should be used in the fall
Before the onset of frost, the soil in the summer cottage should be covered with fallen leaves.
You can use leaves from any trees except linden and poplar.
In addition, you should only use leaf blades collected at your dacha or in the forest.
The thickness of the mulch layer should be at least 10 centimeters.
By the beginning of the next summer cottage season, the soil cover will be sufficiently loose and fertile.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
