Many experienced gardeners and horticulturists continue certain tasks during the winter period.
For example, they often engage in soil cultivation, including the process of winter plowing.
Beginners are interested: why plow the soil in winter? They remind: that's what autumn is for.
However, as the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said, winter is also the optimal period for soil cultivation.
What does winter plowing give? It's all about precipitation and snow cover.
When the snow melts in the spring, the water will be absorbed into the soil, which means its fertility will increase.
Accordingly, the chances of getting a good harvest in the new season increase significantly.
Experts say that after cultivation the soil becomes saturated with oxygen and the weeds die off.
Here is the second advantage of working like this in winter.
By the way, in early winter, it is also important to cultivate the land to turn over the topsoil.
The fact is that at this time the soil is still suitable for cultivation, and weeds almost no longer grow.
At the same time, it is worth understanding that there is no point in plowing the icy crust of the earth.
Soil cultivation occurs at the first frosts in order to get rid of weeds and pests.
Such work on the soil in winter depends on the specific climatic conditions of the region.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
