Preparing Your Garden for the Winter

Winter gardening is possible though several people
think that when the winter season comes and the
weather starts getting colder, gardening tools have
to put aside and wait for spring to enjoy gardening.
That is wrong because winter is as essential time to
manage and maintain the health of your plants and
assure that you’ll be having a good crop in the
coming seasons. It takes not more than one day to
prepare your garden for winter.

The ideal time to prepare your garden in winter is
when the temperatures during the night fall to less
than 40 degrees Fahrenheit for more than 4 consecutive
days (usually when the month of October and November come).
You can start it by garden design evaluation; by checking
which plants grew healthy in the past season and which
were not. As you may not know it, the best time to
determine which plants will grow and better bloom in
the next year is fall.

After doing that, you should begin weeding as part of
your winter gardening preparation; managing falling
leaves because rotten leaves and weeds carry insects
and diseases that might detrimental to your plants’
health. As the fall has passed, you would see rotten
leaves and branches. Trimming some rotten tree branches
do not affect of that big for your plants’ health, however,
these may fall and block too much sunlight that your
plants need.

After finishing these tasks, be sure to put your gardening
tools to there places to avoid rusting and be used again
when the next season comes. You should also manage all
the slugs because this bugs are worst to stay in your
garden. And if you have fish in your pool or fountain,
be sure to take them inside when the winter comes.