Crafty summer residents find a use for almost everything: plastic bottles, cups, used tea, vegetable scraps, and cardboard boxes.
Experienced gardeners also pay attention to the fallen snow.
It turns out that white flakes lying on the ground and tree branches are an effective garden remedy.
It can be used in several types of "country" activities at once, emphasizes the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh.
Cover heat-loving plants
Snow is a good covering material.
White flakes can be raked onto garden plants to protect the roots.
And some representatives of the flora (for example, garden strawberries) even need complete coverage with snow.
The snow layer is distinguished by its "fluffiness" and airiness. It retains heat well.
Get water for irrigation
You can collect snow in buckets and leave the containers in a warm room.
The result is melt water, which is ideal for watering seedlings and indoor plants.
But there are two nuances. First: you can't water the soil with cold liquid. It should reach room temperature.
Second point: melt water cannot be stored for a long time. Use it within a few hours after it appears.
Make a snow "refrigerator"
Is there a room on your summer cottage where the temperature is no more than +2 degrees?
Rejoice! You can turn this space into a "refrigerator" for storing your harvest.
The snow should act as layers and a top layer. In such a "pillow" the vegetables will be stored for quite a long time.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
