May can be called a hot time for gardeners and vegetable growers. At this time, active planting of seedlings, sowing of seeds in the ground begins, and there is still a front of work in the garden, flower beds.
The main thing here is not to forget anything important in the hustle and bustle.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told what work needs to be planned in the garden for May.
First of all, feeding
At this time, you need to apply fertilizer to apple and pear trees.
The next feeding is carried out at the beginning of flowering. As the buds open, prepare a solution:
- superphosphate - 3 tbsp. l.;
- urea - 2 tbsp;
- water - 10 liters.
Consumption: 4-5 buckets per adult tree.
The plum is fed with a solution of potassium sulfate and urea (2 tablespoons per 10 liters of water and 3 buckets per tree).
Don't forget about fertilizing other stone fruit crops and berry bushes.
Secondly, protection from frost
Return frosts occur during the flowering period of gardens. Various methods are used to protect trees and shrubs from frost.
The most popular is sprinkling (spraying trees and bushes with a fine sprayer). It can protect if the thermometer drops to -5 degrees.
Another method is smoking. To do this, fire pits are prepared in different corners of the garden from fallen leaves, straw or grass.
Third, mulching
It is believed that there is no point in mulching plantings before May. The reason is that the soil must warm up first.
If you cover it ahead of time, then under the layer of mulch the heating process will proceed more slowly, which will affect the harvest and the condition of the plants.
Earlier we told you when to plant potatoes in May according to the lunar calendar .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
