Autumn is more than just harvesting. Favorite time is the time of work, care of the earth and plants. The next year's harvest depends on the autumn work. All owners of country estates know: how to prepare for the winter, you will harvest such a crop in the fall.

The autumn period is important for preparatory work before the onset of cold weather. Any owner of even a small land area wants to keep his garden and plants on the site in the winter months. What works are most important, how to properly build preparations for winter, what must be done - this is only part of the necessary knowledge.

Harvesting and harvesting for the winter

The right approach to harvesting will ensure the successful completion of the season of labor and unrest. Collection rules are simple. The main requirement: to have time to collect all ripe fruits before frost. Lowering the temperature for most plants comes down to damage, rotting or complete destruction. Basic rules for collecting and harvesting:

  1. Prepare storage space and containers. Each type of grown product has its own place of storage. What kind of room it will be, the owner decides. But in any place everything is arranged according to the established order. Chaotic piling up leads to the need to find the right workpiece.
  2. Create a neighborhood. Banks, dried foods, fresh fruits cannot be just around. Some aromas interrupt neighboring ones and spoil their individuality and special taste. Therefore, for blanks, it is supposed to create cells, shelves, compartments. Why are plastic containers prepared, for other types of wicker baskets or wooden boxes.
  3. To study the features of maturation. Many berries, vegetables and fruits ripen gradually. Therefore, they are not collected all at once, but in parts. Then it is easier to carry out processing, there will be no blockage in economic problems.
  4. Thorough check before placing in storage containers. One damaged fruit can lead to the death of the entire batch.

How to store is a priority only for the owner of the site and his family members. The pleasure of the harvest will be provided by the type of harvesting that we most prefer.

The right approach to harvesting will ensure the successful completion of the season of labor and unrest.

Replanting shrubs and trees

Autumn transplantation requires accuracy and careful preparation. In order not to damage the plant when changing its location, the following actions are carried out:

  • clean the root neck;
  • pour plenty of water;
  • find the contours of the location of the underground part of the bush;
  • dig around outlines;
  • prepare a trolley or other container for transporting the plant.

If the movement is long, then a fabric bag will be required, where the root system will be placed. In addition, it is necessary to tie the upper part, especially if it is sprawling and wide.

In the place where it is supposed to plant a new plant, also carry out preparatory work:

  • a hole is being prepared;
  • the land is fertilized;
  • let the soil settle (calm down from mechanical actions).

Immediately after the delivery of the bush to a new site, you should not rush to transplant. First you need to evaluate the correspondence between the sizes of the hole and the root system. The hole should be slightly larger. So, so as not to push the roots, but calmly spread them out at the bottom of the prepared recess. The earth is not tamped, but simply falls asleep. If they dug up a tree with a clod of earth, they do not try to beat it off. Everything that was brought from the old place is placed in a new hole. After the first sprinkling with soil, the bush is watered. Then the earth is added, watered again and left until the morning. Water should not be spared: it is easier for the plant to gain a foothold in moist soil. The next day the tree is checked. Must See, whether the bush is formed correctly. If there are weak shoots, extra branches, they are removed. young fruit trees experienced gardeners cover with a special cloth, which is removed only in early spring.

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Autumn top dressing

By sharing the harvest, the plants of the garden become weaker. It can be compared with people after a working day. Leaving weakened crops for the winter means leaving them unprotected against the challenges of the upcoming snow season. What fertilizer to apply will tell the quality of the soil. It must be returned to the state of the beginning of the fruiting season. Feed should be purchased ready-made compositions of microelements and home-made mixtures:

  • humus;
  • superphosphate;
  • potassium salt.

Strawberry varieties require mandatory feeding. Immediately after collecting the last sweet berries, old leaves are cut off, the soil is loosened, weeds are removed. Then mineral fertilizers are applied. What can be used:

  • ammophos;
  • humus;
  • peat.

There are special ones that contain a whole range of necessary substances. Proper feeding strengthen the plants, they will survive the winter more easily and give a new crop.

Proper feeding will strengthen the plants, they will survive the winter more easily and give a new crop.

Cleaning the garden from leaves and grass

Autumn leaf fall is beautiful, but also adds a lot of trouble for gardeners. A huge amount of foliage covers the ground. The question arises whether it is necessary to remove the foliage and where to put it. There are several approaches to the problem. Everyone chooses their own solution:

  1. Creation of compost pits. Scientists warn about the reproduction of pests of horticultural crops in fallen leaves. To save the site from diseases, choose a place to create humus. Experienced gardeners advise digging a hole at the end of the site, in its shaded part. A box is created on the surface, up to the level of the fence. Leaves, weeds, and other unnecessary plants are put there. Everything that gets into the pit rots and makes it possible to get excellent fertilizer for most plants.
  2. Creation of a protective layer. The foliage is collected in small piles, distributed under garden trees. The root system receives additional protection and trace elements that fall into the ground during the long winter. Leaves protect flower crops well, so flower beds can be covered with foliage.
  3. Covering material for strawberries. There is a described experience when strawberries are covered with foliage between beds.

Lawns must be cleared of leaves. It is dangerous to cover such areas. If you leave the leaves, then in the spring at its location will be visible yellow spots from damp lawn grass.

Lawns must be cleared of leaves

Mulching and sheltering garden plants in autumn

The mulching method will help overwinter the most whimsical crops. Advantages of autumn shelter:

  • moisture retention;
  • loosening the soil;
  • overheat protection;
  • preservation of trace elements useful for roots and stems;
  • control of weed growth.

Mulching creates the right environment for crops. The earth remains moist and warm.

How can you mulch the soil:

  1. Fallen autumn leaves: during the winter period, the foliage rots, the soil is naturally fertilized, its quality is improved. In autumn, when digging, the foliage gets inside, improving the condition of the root systems, increasing the access of air and moisture.
  2. Needles coniferous trees : do not allow the earth to freeze and dry out. The needles are not used for land that will be used for growing tomatoes.
  3. wood shavings and bark: better such material is not suitable for full mulching, but partial. Only one of the lowest layers is created from wood residues, the top one from others (needles, foliage).
  4. Remains of plants bearing fruit in summer: Heaps are rolled from old plants and placed on top of the soil in a thin layer.
  5. Sawdust: only old ones that have aged for more than one season will do. Sawdust is placed where frequent digging and loosening is not required.
  6. Bark: maintains the desired temperature under itself, does not allow cold air, maintains the desired level of humidity.
  7. Newspapers: inhibit the growth of weeds, retains heat. The newspaper is laid whole, you can tear it into small pieces. Choose only black and white or color is not worth it. The quality of printing does not affect the desired effect, any newspaper editions are suitable.
  8. Hay: holds back the weight of the snow, saves air layer, does not allow the roots to freeze or dry out.

Any layer of mulch needs to be monitored when it loses its quality or is renewed or changed. Autumn mulching is designed to ensure that any material used over the winter will bend over and in the spring will not interfere with the soil, naturally warming up under the rays of the sun.

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Preparing the garden for winter

Any site needs to be prepared for the winter cold. The frosty season can damage bare trees. Rules have been developed for preparation, there are many tips that can help experienced and novice gardeners.

Harvest in autumn

The collection of everything that the earth gave after the labors invested in it will please. But only the one who does all the work measuredly, slowly, without tension and fear that he did not do everything and not in the right way will receive true pleasure. The whole of September and August is scheduled by experienced gardeners for a particular crop. There are even fixed dates:

  • onions - September 20;
  • vegetables - September 28;
  • cabbage - the end and middle of September;
  • October 1 - the end of the collection.

In October and November, they no longer work with plants, but with buildings. They are also prepared for the winter. These are the days for the last blanks and laying them in storage.

The collection of everything that the earth gave after the labors invested in it will please

Fertilization and planting green manure in the fall

The practice of agricultural work in the autumn confirms that some of the actions can become laborious and useless. These include plowing the land with the introduction of fertilizers and manure into it. In the spring, everything will have to be repeated again. Manure and fertilizers are simply spread over the surface without covering them with a new layer of soil. One of the most the best helpers ash is considered for the soil before winter. Therefore, it is advised to collect it in advance. Any remnants of paper, branches, boards are burned and stored in buckets. Ash - organic fertilizer capable of saturating the soil with important trace elements.

Green manures create a crop rotation in the field. Immediately after the snow melts, they will please their owners with the first greenery. For green manure, special compatibility tables have been created. They explain which crops can be planted one after the other. The roots of green manure crops will fulfill the task assigned to fertilizer, they will improve the condition of the soil, restore its quality and characteristics. Types and roles of green manure:

  • loosening: rye, mustard, oats;
  • disinfection: radish, calendula, oats;
  • improvement of fertile characteristics: legumes, oats, alfalfa;
  • pest protection: marigolds, lupins, calendula.

The soil will be fertilized and fertile if mustard, beans, rye and rapeseed are sown before the snow cover.

Ash is an organic fertilizer capable of saturating the soil with important microelements

Autumn planting in the garden

Part of green manure is planted before winter, such work will speed up the time until the harvest. There are several advantages of autumn plantings:

  • planting early garden crops;
  • soil loosening;
  • additional saturation of the soil with the necessary microelements;
  • protection from the spring sun and unexpectedly returning spring frosts;
  • transition to mulch.

What is better to plant before winter:

There are some plants that, when planted before winter, will give the desired harvest and early shoots.

  • Garlic;
  • Carrot;
  • Parsley;
  • Dill;
  • Parsnip;
  • Sorrel.

In autumn, they work with grafted rose bushes. They have time to take root and overwinter more easily.

The summer season is coming to an end closer to autumn, but gardeners still have a huge amount of work to do. This is a period not only of harvesting, but also of preparing plants and soil for wintering. Often, the weather is rainy, sharply turning into a cold. Therefore, work in the fall in the garden and vegetable garden must be carried out strictly on time in order to have time to complete them on time.

The importance of preparing the garden for winter

Preparing the garden for winter for beginner summer residents seems not to be a particularly important process. In fact, the yield of all crops next year directly depends on it.

A piece of land can be safely compared to a living organism. If well prepare it for winter period, the number of extinct and diseased plants that did not survive the cold will be significantly less. Waking up in the spring, they will delight the gardener with the dense flowering of the garden and garden greenery. For a considerable number of crops, frosts are fatal. Frosty weather is a signal for their immediate warming.

Only if you properly care for the garden and garden in the fall, the plants will plunge into a healthy sleep. Thanks to this, it will be possible to count on a rich harvest.

Completion of harvest and destruction of crop residues

Autumn work in the garden and in the garden begins with the collection of the remnants of the crop. During this period, vegetables are already to be harvested. It is noted that if you start collecting them in September, they will be stored much better. The weather is still sunny, and it is possible to harvest a dry crop, thereby avoiding its decay.

The garden is also freed from fruits in the first month in autumn. The fruits are already full. It is extremely important to collect all the berries, pick plums, apples and pears.

Cleaning of all plant residues is carried out on suburban area in September. Leaves, weeds and other plant debris are cleaned in the garden and vegetable garden. In this case, several options for getting rid of obsolete vegetation can be used:

  • compost pits. In order to avoid damage to crops by pests, a place is selected where humus is created. As a rule, a hole is dug in the far corner of the site, in the shade. At the same time, a box is made on the surface, the height of which corresponds to the level of the fence. All plant residues are laid out there, which rot and are used as fertilizer;
  • protective layer. The foliage is collected in small heaps and laid out under the trees. Due to this, the roots are additionally protected, and microelements continue to enter the soil even in winter;
  • shelter material. Fallen leaves can be used to cover strawberries and flowers.

Preparing the soil and beds for the next season

In the process of caring for the garden in the fall, you need to prepare the beds and soil for the next season. The earth is dug up, fertilized. In addition, a number of other important works are also carried out in the autumn period.

Seeding green manure

Siderates are designed to create a crop rotation. When they are sown, in the garden in the spring, when the snow just melts, the first greenery will already appear. The roots of these crops perform the same functions that are assigned to fertilizers. With their help, the condition of the soil improves, its characteristics are restored.

Depending on the role performed by siderates, the following varieties are distinguished:

  • disinfection. Calendula, radish and oats will cope with this task;
  • increase in fertility. Sow oats, legumes and alfalfa;
  • loosening the soil. Mustard, rye and oats are used;
  • protection from all kinds of pests. Marigolds are used, as well as calendula and lupine.

It is noted that in order to feed the soil and increase its fertility, it is better to sow beans, rapeseed, mustard or rye. These manipulations are performed middle lane in October, before the first frost.

Digging the earth and fertilizing

To prepare the soil for winter, it needs to be dug up. Due to this, its structure improves, pores form, and oxygen freely penetrates through the air voids. In addition, in this way it is possible to reduce the risk of damage to the site by diseases and pests and reduce the number of annual weeds. Emerging shoots die almost immediately.

Digging must be completed before the heavy rains begin. The best time for these manipulations is the first half of October.

Fertilizers used during this period should not contain nitrogen. Usually organic matter and compost are used. It is also allowed to fertilize the soil with the help of mineral and complex fertilizers. Most often in early October, they resort to using the following:

  • manure humus. It is being introduced to those areas where vegetables, as well as fruit and berry crops will be grown next year;
  • peat. It contains quite a bit useful elements, but when it is introduced, the characteristics of the soil improve. Peat should be used in the autumn, but additionally it can also be used in the spring;
  • lime or ash, chalk, dolomite flour. Soil liming is carried out exclusively in the process of preparing for winter. This is due to the fact that when such substances are introduced, the absorption of phosphorus slows down, and it is necessary that a sufficiently long period of time pass before active vegetation;
  • mineral supplement. For perennials in the autumn, potash fertilizers and superphosphate are needed.

Winter landings

Most often, root crops are planted before winter. The following can be sown in October:

  • carrot;
  • beets;
  • radish;
  • garlic.

It is imperative that the seeds are placed in the ground before frost. You can cover it with spruce branches or use mulching materials.

Preparing fruit trees and shrubs for winter

Garden care in the fall includes pruning and feeding trees, protecting plants from all kinds of pests, and a number of other important manipulations. Work is carried out strictly according to the schedule, observing simple rules.

pruning

Garden plants need systematic care. Otherwise, various diseases begin to develop and hope for good harvest not worth it. One of the unimportant points in this case is the pruning of bushes and trees. Such actions are performed at the end of September or in the first half of October.

Weak, diseased branches, as well as those that grow inside the crown, are subject to removal. They should be cut to healthy wood. It is impossible to abuse such manipulations. They are aimed solely at stimulating the growth of branches.

After carrying out the work, it is necessary to treat all sections with garden pitch or a mixture of manure and clay. Due to this plant will be able to protect against pests.

Procurement of planting material for the next season

Before the onset of cold weather, cuttings must be harvested, which will be grafted next season. By November, they had already hardened, partially lignified - the right period is coming to perform these manipulations.

Shoots are cut from healthy plants that give a good harvest for several years. At the same time, branches are chosen that grow freely and are not in the shade. They are tied in bundles and transferred to the basement. In order for the planting material to be preserved in good condition until spring, it is placed in an upright position in wet sand or sawdust.

Landing work

Often in the autumn, young seedlings are planted. The following plants are placed on the garden plot:

  • Apple tree;
  • quince;
  • cherries;
  • plum;
  • pear;
  • currant;
  • strawberry;
  • gooseberry.

The main condition for the successful implementation of work is compliance with the rules of agricultural technology. Young seedlings need to be cultivated, prepare the soil and water it systematically. Some plants will need covering material. The optimal period for planting is September. Active frosts have not yet been observed, and the seedlings will take root well.

top dressing

After the crop has been harvested, garden plants must continue to be looked after. They are weak and need feeding. Work is carried out in late September or early October. The following fertilizers are applied:

  • potassium salt;
  • superphosphate;
  • humus.

The introduction of nutrients into the soil is extremely important when growing strawberries. In September, the soil is loosened, weeds are removed and fertilizers are applied:

  • humus;
  • ammophos;
  • peat.

Treatment for diseases and pests

In October, autumn whitewashing of trunks is recommended. Due to these works, the bark will be protected from bright sunlight, which provokes its cracking on frosty days. Lime is used for this. It is also allowed to add Farmayod or Ecogel to the solution. These products have a bactericidal effect and protect plants from infections. If additional sulfur is added, then protection against hares and rodents will be provided.

Shrubs and trees are additionally sprayed with Lipidocide or Bitoxibacillin. It is extremely important to remember about the trunk circles. If the pests remain on the ground, they will soon return to the plants.

Moisture-charging irrigation

In late October or early November, before the onset of frost, it is imperative to water all garden plants. It is advisable to perform these manipulations several times so that the soil is moistened to a depth of up to 70 centimeters.

These works are especially important, because with an insufficient amount of liquid in the soil, shrubs and trees dry up and it turns out to be difficult for them to survive the winter. Due to the additional supply of moisture in the soil, the winter hardiness of plants will increase. In addition, if there is no snow cover in severe frosts, the risk of freezing of root systems increases. Podzimny watering minimizes such effects. Moisture will also become a potent remedy for pests that live in the upper layers of the earth.

Mulching and shelter for the winter

Plants will overwinter much better if the mulching method is used. Thanks to this action, the soil remains warm and sufficiently moist. The procedure is carried out closer to November. The following materials can be used for this:

  • fallen leaves. During the winter, it will rot and naturally fertilize the soil, improve its quality. In addition, the condition of the root systems will improve, and moisture and air will penetrate to them unhindered;
  • pine needles. Prevent freezing and drying of the soil;
  • bark and wood shavings. Used for partial mulching. The lower of the layers is made from the remains of wood, and the upper ones from other materials;
  • the remains of fruit-bearing plants. They are rolled up and placed in a thin layer on the ground;
  • sawdust. Those that have lain for several seasons are used. It is recommended to mulch with sawdust areas that do not need frequent loosening and digging;
  • newspapers. Prevent weed growth and keep soil warm. They are laid whole or torn to pieces;
  • hay. With its help, it will be possible to maintain the air gap and prevent freezing and drying of the root systems.

In the autumn, gardeners have to do a huge amount of work. Only by following the schedule for these manipulations, adhering to the basic recommendations, will it be possible to help all crops survive frosts more easily and ensure high yields next season.

Autumn is coming and every gardener is preparing to produce the maximum number of cases that will bear fruit in the spring. It is important not only to harvest, but also to prepare the beds, store vegetables, and do autumn work in the garden. In the article we will talk about the most important works in the country, which should not be forgotten in September.

Autumn work in the garden

In the garden, as in the garden, you need to perform a number of activities:

  • prepare trees and shrubs for the winter period;
  • apply the necessary fertilizers;
  • to make a number of landings, which in the next season will please us with high results.

Everything takes time. Therefore, do not stretch the fun, let's get started.

Preparing trees and shrubs for winter

  1. Too early to prune in September garden trees, the formation of shrubs. But it is worth observing sanitary standards. Remove broken and dry branches. Treat the cut points with either garden pitch or a mixture of clay and manure. Do not leave open areas. Insect pests will definitely take advantage of your negligence.
  2. If the leaf fall has passed (depending on the region of residence, this is observed in some areas), do not try to remove the foliage. Only burn litter if it has been infested with pests or disease. Leaf litter will act as an organic fertilizer if it is decomposed in the near-stem hole. In addition to laying under the crown of a tree, fallen leaves will also fit for a greenhouse, greenhouses or compost heap.
  3. You can produce. Why paint or whitewash trees? In winter, the sun heats brightly and sometimes damages the bark. Cracking occurs after freezing. In order to prevent the influence of the sun's rays in the winter and spring seasons, it is worth securing the bark. Whitewashing is carried out with lime. Some experienced gardeners add Ecogel and Farmayod to the solution. The preparations have a bactericidal effect and protect the trunk and skeletal branches from infections. If you know how much, then add sulfur. This stuff will repel rodents.
  4. Treat bushes and trees by spraying with the following drugs: Bitoxibacillin or Lipidocid. With any processing, remember about. If the remaining insects, thanks to your actions, remain on the ground, they will certainly take advantage of the moment and return to the tree.

Feeding and watering

  1. Fill the circles with water. Water abundantly, especially if no more watering is expected. By saturating the roots with moisture, you will provide your trees and shrubs with moisture for a long period.
  2. Apply fertilizer. If you need to reduce the acidity of the soil - dolomite flour, if there is not enough organic matter - compost or humus. Minerals are recommended to be applied in the spring. Do not feed trees and shrubs with fresh manure. It contains gases: ammonia and propane, which do not fertilize the soil, but cause irreparable harm. Microorganisms and worms do not live in such soil.

From fresh manure you need to prepare biohumus. Spread valuable fertilizer on a 20 cm high allowing area. Sprinkle with water, then with M-preparations, pierce with a pitchfork and cover with straw or sawdust. Future fertilizer will begin to breathe, steam will go. The formation of beneficial aerobic bacteria began, and the process of decay began.

When the gases escape, disappear bad smell, and the mass will acquire an earthy color - your fertilizer is ready. It is in this version that it is safe and even beneficial to your land. You can make it under the trees, and in.

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Autumn planting in the garden

Most summer residents are adherents of autumn plantings. What can be planted in September?

  • raspberries;
  • currant;
  • gooseberry;
  • fruit trees: apple, pear, plum, quince, cherry;
  • garden strawberries.

The main thing during autumn planting is to act according to agricultural technology. Process seedlings, properly prepare the soil, spill the ground. Some plants require cover with foil or spunbond. September for landings is a fertile time. There are no active frosts and temperature drops yet.

Preparing the garden for winter

In the autumn there is more trouble in the garden than in the garden. It is necessary to collect vegetable crops, clear the beds from weeds prepare the ground for next season. But we are practically experts! Let's work hard!

Harvest and preparation for storage

Those vegetables that need to be harvested in September are stored longer. In most cases, gardeners favor warm and sunny weather. It is possible to harvest the roots dry and avoid rotting processes. When harvesting vegetables, be sure to dry them for several hours in the sun., shake off excess soil, sort: large - small, whole - injured.

Collected in September:

  • carrot;
  • beets;
  • potato;
  • cabbage;
  • and a number of other vegetables, depending on the timing of their ripening.

To ensure their long-term preservation, it is worth providing for boxes, preferably wooden. Lay the root crops in rows: small ones on the bottom, large ones on top.

Some summer residents sprinkle carrots and beets with sand. Do it or not, it's up to you. On the one hand, sand retains moisture, and the vegetable does not spoil longer. On the other hand, there are many harmful bacteria and microorganisms in the sand, which cause a rapid process of decay if an injured root crop is caught.

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garden cleaning in autumn

  1. First of all, we get rid of the remains of cultivated plants. If they get sick, we burn them. Just be sure to old barrel or other metal container, but not on the ground. Use the ash in the spring as a fertilizer.
  2. We clear the garden of grass. September is not all weeds bloom, you can catch it if you didn’t do it in separate areas.
  3. We lay out rotted, prepared in advance manure, peat, compost in the beds - the future fertilizer for plants.
  4. We disinfect the territory of spring plantings. You can use a solution of potassium permanganate for processing: 10 gr. per 100 liters of water or baking soda: 1 heaping tablespoon per 10 liters of water. Drain thoroughly. The second step is to use Fitosporin. Follow the instructions.
  5. Change the soil in the greenhouse and greenhouses. Do not want to change - use bleach: 150 gr. per 1 m 2. Such processing is enough not to think about it for three years.
  6. Remove the drip irrigation system so that it does not freeze. Remove thermostats from greenhouse doors and windows.

Planting green manure and fertilizing

Widespread use in the country found oats, white mustard, rye. If you have sandy soil in your area, you should not use rye. She will dry up the earth. It is best sown on clay and loamy soils. But white mustard is perfect.

After 20 - 25 days, you can mow tops with a flat cutter or hoe useful herbs and bury them in the ground. You shouldn't dig. Green manure roots will be an excellent delicacy for underground inhabitants: worms and other insects. Eating the lower parts of plants, they will process them into biohumus. You will get a double benefit: organic fertilizer from tops and loose earth from decay products.

In addition to embedding green manure, you can mulch the ground. Suitable for mulch:

  • rotted sawdust;
  • hay;
  • straw;
  • compost;
  • peat;
  • humus.

What is the use of mulch in the fall, you ask?

  1. You will provide the earth with natural organic fertilizer.
  2. Mulch will play the role of a barrier for the melt waters, which in the spring wash out the top fertile layer of the earth.
  3. Under such a "veil" you can save winter plantings.

Provided that in your garden in summer and autumn they grew and delighted with flowering marigolds, use them as fertilizer. Grind as much as possible, and dig up the ground. When planting flowers in the ground, remember that they will save your future plantings from nematodes, wireworms and the Colorado potato beetle. Marigolds have a frightening aroma. Many insect pests cannot tolerate it and leave such places. This fertilizer will improve your site.

Dry some of the "orange". In the spring and summer of the next season, you can make an infusion of them and spray cultivated plants, which are affected by onion flies, aphids, whiteflies and pest butterflies.

Autumn planting in the garden

What can be planted in autumn before winter? Often these are root crops. Having prepared the beds, you can sow radishes, carrots, beets, onions, garlic in the fall. This must be done before the first frost. Use mulch or spruce branches. If the frosts in your area of ​​\u200b\u200bresidence are severe, prepare covering material. For planting before winter, carefully select planting material, disinfect and, only after the above procedures, plant in the ground.

Autumn work in the country in September: what else is worth doing

In the fall, in the country, many gardeners do business, the results of which will be seen only in the spring or summer next year:

  • clean, sharpen and sanitize equipment
  • carry out minor repairs garden houses: whitewashing, painting
  • repair fences, hedges, gates, utility rooms
  • preserve vegetables and make jam
  • dried apples and pears, grapes and plums
  • cleaning greenhouses and household premises
  • laying compost heaps

They try to have time to do as many things as possible so as not to be distracted in the spring, and to prepare for the winter. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. After all, spring time is a completely different chore: sowing seeds for seedlings, grafting activities, fertilizing, preparing plants and planting them, and a hardworking summer resident has many more worries.

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Having done all the work, gardeners can breathe a sigh of relief and a sense of accomplishment. The crop is harvested, the land is prepared, sanitary measures are taken. It remains to drink a cup of green tea with the neighbors, say goodbye and go on a well-deserved winter vacation. After all, there are three working seasons ahead, a new harvest, pleasant chores, sunshine and a good mood.

Autumn is a time of fogs and drizzling rains, rare Sun rays with regret they give their warmth to the yellowed leaves chilled in the wind. Every day it gets cooler, and look, one morning the first frost will appear on the grass.

But the owners of dachas do not have to give in to despondency, the autumn time is the time for the completion of all field work and harvesting, active preparation for wintering. fruitful work in autumn garden often turns out to be the key to a rich harvest next year.

September in the country, work in the country in September

There is a lot of work in the garden and in the beds in September, all of it needs to be completed in a short time, sometimes it is even difficult to determine what to do first and what can be left for later. The main goals are harvesting and preparing garden plants for wintering.

garden care

September is the month of harvesting apples, in the first decade you should collect late summer varieties, in the second - autumn, the third - devote to harvesting winter varieties.

In early September, late varieties of plums and pears are also harvested. They do this focusing on the ripening time, in most cases they are processed for the winter, but some are left for fresh consumption. Winter pears can also be left for storage.

You will need to pay attention to the trees - so that the wood on the shoots of young barren plants has time to ripen by the beginning of winter, you will need to pinch the strongly growing shoots.

Organic matter will need to be added to the soil and mineral fertilizers, the soil itself is recommended to loosen, cover with a layer of mulch. It is desirable to perform this work during the period of yellowing of the leaves, i.e. before roots begin to grow. It is advisable to dig the earth with a pitchfork; they should be positioned so as to minimize damage to the roots of the tree. The depth of digging the soil around the trunk of pears and apple trees is about 12 cm, plums and cherries - 8 cm.

Until the rains begin, pits should be dug for planting trees, autumn and planned for spring. Planting seedlings can be carried out in the last decade of September, during the same period you can plant raspberries and currants.

If spring planting is planned, then seedlings for the winter should be buried.

Spoiled fruits falling from trees should also be removed, burned or buried deep.

In the event of the appearance of lesions with scab, it will be necessary to spray the apple trees with urea before the leaf fall begins, 400 grams of urea are taken per ten-liter bucket of water, and 600 grams of urea are bred in the same ten-liter bucket for cultivating the soil under the trees.

Trapping belts are removed from trees, pests that can be found are destroyed. All branches should be carefully examined, sick ones should be cut and burned.

The land under the trees can be mulched with rags or peat, it is advisable to moisten them with sharply smelling substances - they will scare away rodents.

If August and September turn out to be dry - the trees need to be watered abundantly - a dehydrated tree can dry out in severe frosts, annual growths suffer most from a lack of moisture.

harvesting vegetable crops

From the beginning of September, harvesting of late varieties of potatoes begins. The tubers are carefully sorted, dried well. Cellars and basements are used for storage.

Carrots are dug up with the onset of the first frost.

If it is removed earlier, then it is advisable to keep it for a couple of days in the refrigerator. A cooling step is essential to prevent germination during storage.

When harvesting beets, clean them so that a small amount of its aerial part remains.

The cauliflower should be harvested by uprooting the plants, placing them in a box and lowering them into the cellar. In the process of growing, the size of the inflorescences will increase significantly. If the cabbage is left in the garden, it is covered with a layer of non-woven fabric, thereby providing protection from the cold.

we plant garlic

In early September (or within a month, depending on weather conditions), garlic is planted:

  • beds are being dug up
  • bring a bucket of humus and ash, in the amount of 1 liter per 1 sq.m
  • sand - 1/2 bucket, if the soil is clay
  • watering the garden in the evening

To plant garlic, you will need holes 12 cm deep, the distance between which should be 15x15 cm. It is advisable to add a tablespoon of sand and ash to each hole, the planted clove should be covered with sand, and the soil should be leveled.

Garlic should have time to take root before the onset of frost, it is desirable that it does not sprout. But the plant itself is cold-resistant, especially not afraid of frost. For the winter, it is desirable to "warm" garlic beds with straw, peat, or you can - with fallen leaves. You can also expand the branches - for snow retention.

Similarly, you can plant a little onion in the fall - at the very beginning of spring it will give green feathers that can be used to make vitamin salads.

Garlic does not like excess moisture, if the bed is flooded, you will need to take care of the arrangement drainage system. To do this, you can dig a groove between the beds with a depth of 45-50 cm - the water will leave the beds.

As you can see, there are a lot of tasks, so experienced gardeners recommend planning the order of work in advance, this will help to avoid haste. The owners of the dacha should also set aside time for rest - work should bring healthy fatigue, but not be a burden.

Autumn gardening, October

Since October is the month that ends the golden autumn in the middle lane, it is on it that the peak of temperature instability falls, during the day it can be almost summer-like warm, and frosts can be observed at night. Those. gardeners will have to systematically monitor the weather forecast.

Even in one area, the temperature can differ significantly - near large cities it will be higher, in villages located in open spaces, frosts are usually noted earlier. Those. gardening schedules may vary slightly over time.

But it is still recommended to familiarize yourself with and take into account the traditional list of works - in order not to forget or miss anything, choose the optimal time to complete this or that work.

preparing flowers for winter

In the garden, you should continue planting bulbous flowers, such as tulips, hyacinths, lilies of the valley. Both freshly planted and previously planted plantings are recommended to be mulched with peat, the layer thickness can reach 5 cm.

If the weather allowed, and you have not dug up bushes of dahlias, begonias and gladioli before, then you should do this from the beginning of October, at above zero temperatures, on a sunny day. Wintering should be organized in a room with low humidity, and a temperature of about +5 C, basements, attics, glazed balconies are suitable.


Perennial flower crops can be left for the winter in the open air, it is recommended to cut off their stems, those affected by diseases should be burned, healthy ones can be placed in compost pit. The soil on the flower beds should be loosened, do not forget to fertilize.

Cereal crops can not be cut, they will give the garden a decorative effect in winter, and at the same time they will retain snow.

Don't forget to pay attention to the rose bushes. From should be cut in accordance with the recommendations for the care of a particular variety, shoots that have not had time to ripen should be removed, whips of climbing roses should be shortened to the beginning of the lignified part.

Common to all types of roses is the need for mulching. You can use a mixture of sand and peat, about a bucket of the mixture will be required for each bush. You can devote time to this work at the end of October or in November, when the temperature will be stable at minus levels.

keep working in the garden

In gardens with fruit-bearing trees, work that began in September should be continued:

  • remove leaves and diseased fruits that have been left on the tree
  • loosen the soil in tree trunks
  • remove diseased and broken branches


You can also whitewash tree trunks. However, it is often possible to come across advice to abandon whitewashing - heavy autumn rains quickly wash off the paint layer, therefore, protect the tree from sunburn received from the bright February and March sun, enhanced by snow, will not be able to.

Instead, it is recommended to wrap the trunks with a polypropylene cloth (sugar bags, after removing the polyethylene lining). In the spring, the bags should not be removed quickly - they protect well from the sun, allow air to pass through, the bark under them is not moistened.

Until the end of the month, it is desirable to plant all shrubs and trees with an open root system, with a closed one - you can plant throughout the year, including in winter.

Before the onset of severe frosts, it is possible to form the crown of trees by pruning, remove barren old branches and dry ones.

lawn care

Remember that in the fall it is necessary to apply fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium, nitrogen should be abandoned: stimulation of growth on the eve of winter is absolutely undesirable.

Use pitchforks or sandals with studded soles to aerate lawns.

preparing an artificial pond for winter

Preparations for winter will require an artificial reservoir on the site. We carefully clean it from fallen leaves and debris. To ensure the purity of the water, you can pre-stretch a protective mesh over it.

It is also recommended to drain the water, but not all, in particular - if there are fish in the pond. To prevent ice from exerting destructive pressure on the walls of the reservoir, plastic containers half-filled with water should be immersed in water.

All equipment must be removed from the pond, cleaned, dried and stored.

Heat-loving aquatic plants should also be provided with high-quality wintering, they should be stored all winter in containers, in ventilated basements with a temperature of about 0 C.

working on the beds

Harvesting at such a time is usually already over, but if October is warm, then zucchini and squash should not be harvested, they can please with fruits even in October.

IN open field leeks can overwinter, but it is advisable to mulch the bed with humus, peat, sawdust.

The tops of tomatoes and potatoes should be burned, this will prevent the reproduction of phytophthora next year.

Work can be carried out with a significant decrease in temperature, but the soil should not be frozen, it is better if it is 2-3 degrees.

The beds intended for spring planting should be dug up, while clods of earth from under the shovels are not broken - they help to retain snow, saturate the soil with oxygen and moisture. In addition, deeper freezing of the soil will lead to the death of the larvae of garden pests.

But digging beds after snowfall is not recommended - too deep moistening of the soil will create problems with evaporation of moisture in the spring, which can delay planting.

don't forget houseplants

With the beginning of October, it is recommended to remove all indoor flowers in the house - it will be too cold for them outside. Although no less stress awaits them there - the beginning of the heating season, and with it an increase in temperature and a decrease in air humidity, which is quite harmful for plants.

November at their summer cottage

With the beginning of November, the temperature may drop to negative levels, i.e. it's time for the final harvest. With the onset of November, the latest varieties of cabbage are harvested. The soil in the garden can be immediately dug up without breaking large clods of earth.

winter sowing of vegetables and flowers

Noticing that the earth began to freeze - sow the seeds:

  • parsley and dill
  • lettuce and cilantro
  • radishes and carrots

The beds after snowfall can be covered with a layer of peat or straw.

In early November, but in the event that the weather is cold enough, you can carry out winter planting of seeds:

  • matthiol and rudbecky
  • poppies and asters
  • cornflowers and escholcia
  • fragrant tobacco and calendula

A prerequisite: the temperature of the earth must be so low that the seeds do not begin to germinate in the fall. The main criterion for soil readiness can be the freezing of its surface layer.

flower care

Clematis are prepared for wintering by cutting the shoots of the third group, leaving three nodes above the ground. The ground part of rudbeckia, phlox, aconite, echinacea is cut off, leaving a stem length of about 10 cm.

With the onset of frost, you can cover rose bushes. To protect perennial flower crops from freezing, you can sprinkle them with earth.

You will need to check the stored dahlia and begonia tubers, gladiolus bulbs - remove everything on which you find defects.

we make stocks of soil

Do not forget to prepare the soil for growing seedlings. Of course, you can buy it at a gardening store, but using soil from the beds has some advantages - when planting, seedlings will take root better.

general work

Upon completion of work in the garden and on the beds, all equipment should be cleaned, washed and repaired, hidden in a dry room.

harvested seeds vegetable crops and flowers are sorted and placed in paper bags, labeled and folded in a cool, dry place.

Before the onset of frost, it is recommended to drain the water from the summer water supply. All containers, buckets, barrels, etc. should be turned upside down. All drains should be cleared of fallen leaves. If there are unheated greenhouses and greenhouses, they are dismantled and conserved.

ornamental shrubs - how to properly organize wintering

Before the first heavy snowfalls, it is necessary to tie branches of thuja and juniper - snow and wind can break and ruffle them. It is too early to cover rhododendrons with frames with covering material, but it is recommended to tie the fragile branches of the plant.

Need protection from wind and frost and young coniferous trees.

So that hares do not damage the bark of young ones in winter fruit trees they are tied with spruce branches, elderberry branches, wormwood.

preparation of cuttings

In the second half of November, you can prepare cuttings for spring planting. During the period of a significant decrease in temperature and the absence of fruits and leaves, the cuttings acquire a special strength, which will give rapid development with the onset of spring.

It is quite difficult to organize high-quality storage of cuttings, because winters are now quite unpredictable, both in terms of rainfall and temperatures. If the cuttings are harvested a little, it is best to store them in the refrigerator. Large farms also use the method of storing cuttings in special refrigerators, with controlled temperature and humidity.

The main task of November can be called cleaning the territory of the dacha and the garden - they should plunge into a winter dream clean and tidy.

Autumn is the period when we need to prepare the garden and the garden for the winter period. It is at this time that we need to lay the foundation for a successful and fruitful harvest for the next season.

In this article we will talk about what work we will need to do in the garden and garden in the fall.

What work to do in the garden and garden in September?

Garden. In the first month of autumn, we need to harvest the remaining crop (with the exception of some winter species) and start preparing the plants for the winter period. Very many inexperienced gardeners very often make the same mistake: the apples on the tree are overexposed, in connection with which they overripe and crumble.

Such fruits very quickly lose their taste, and they cannot be stored for a long time. In addition, with a belated harvest, the tree will spend additional strength, which of course will affect its health in the winter.

Also, do not forget that winter varieties of apples must be removed from trees before consumer maturity, they will ripen during storage.

September, one might say, is a kind of transition period, that is, instead of the work that we did in the summer, we begin to switch to autumn work.

Already at the end of the month it will be possible to start digging the soil in the trunk circles, as well as start fertilizing.

In the first decade of September, we plant rooted currant cuttings (white, red, black).

After the gooseberries and currants are harvested, it will be possible to begin to thin out the bushes. We make raspberry pruning in this way, remove the fruited shoots and new underdeveloped ones.

We dig up the soil around the berry bushes, at the same time introducing organic and mineral fertilizers.

At the end of September, for planting, we begin to take tree seedlings from the nursery, rooted cuttings of berry cuttings.

In the first half of September, we begin to plant seedlings of head lettuce in a heated spring or winter greenhouse. For this plant great importance has an irrigation regime that will be carried out in the autumn - winter period, that is, in order to avoid the appearance of rot, watering should not be too frequent.

In September, we begin to stock up on soil, peat, compost and manure. We continue to take care of autumn plants tomatoes, cucumber radish, etc.

We begin to disinfect the walls and racks of the greenhouse, frames, using for this purpose a 40% formalin solution or infusion of bleach (400 g per 10 liters of water).

In the first half of September, parsley can be sown in heated film winter greenhouses. By January, you will already have 2 crops of parsley. We do the same with celery.

You can also take up harvesting the rhizomes of perennial vegetable plants.

Garden in the open field. In September, it will be possible to start picking carrots, tomatoes, onions, zucchini, parsley, celery. This work is the most important in the garden in this autumn month. We begin to clean the beds that are freed from vegetable crops from plant residues, weeds, and then proceed to digging.

By this time, all preparatory work on the storage of vegetable crops should be completed.

In the first half of September, we still continue to care for late varieties of cabbage.

What work to do in the garden and garden in October?

Garden. In October, it will already be possible to start pruning trees. We begin to clean the stems of fruit trees from the dying bark. With the help of lime mortar, we whitewash boles and skeletal branches.

We spray the crowns of trees with the same solution. After the leaves fall, we treat the trees with a 6-8% solution of ferrous sulfate.


We continue to cultivate the soil in the near-trunk circles, while introducing organic and mineral fertilizers, and, if necessary, lime.

October is also a more suitable period to fertilize fruit and berry plants. In cases where autumn turned out to be without rain, and fruit trees were not watered so often, we carry out water-charging winter irrigation along the near-stem circular ditches. The soil itself must be moistened to a depth of 50-60 cm.

Also, after the period of leaf fall, you can not leave fallen leaves under the trees (we collect them and burn them).

Heaps with grass and manure, branches and brushwood, if possible, take out of the site. Thus, you can eliminate the likelihood of attracting mice to the site for the winter.

So that under the weight of snow the branches of young trees do not break, we tie them together.

In order to protect the bark in early spring from rodents and from sunburn, we tie the boles with roofing felt, roofing felt or spruce forest.

We begin to cover the trunk circles with humus, peat, spud them with soil from the row-spacing. With the fall of the first snow, we throw it as much as possible on the trunk circles.

Berries are also starting to prepare for the winter period. We carry out soil cultivation, while necessarily introducing organic and mineral fertilizers.

We tie young currant and gooseberry bushes so that they are not broken by snow. We untie raspberry shoots from the trellis. We bend and pin their tops to the ground or connect adjacent bushes to each other.

After finishing the processing of berry plantations, cover the plantings with peat or humus, but so that the middle of the bushes is not covered.

Vegetable garden in a greenhouse or greenhouse. In October, we sow new varieties of parsley for greens. To on new year holidays fresh greens appeared on our table, we plant root crops with petioles and keep them under temperature regime 4-8°C

We carry out preparatory work for the cultivation of vegetable crops in the new season. We begin to wipe the wire frame with kerosene, on which the film of the spring greenhouse has been holding all this time.

To disinfect the wooden parts of the greenhouse, we use a 10% solution of copper sulfate.

In October, you must definitely stock up on fresh soil, peat and humus, since in the future you may not have such an opportunity.

Garden in the open field. In October, we need to complete all harvesting work with crops grown in the open field.

We remove all plant debris from the vacated beds and begin to dig up the soil, but at the same time introducing fertilizers. During digging, we also remove the rhizomes of perennial weeds, and destroy the pest larvae (if any).

What work to do in the garden in November?

Garden. This month of autumn, all work is on garden plot must be completed. Every day the soil begins to freeze deeper and deeper. Before the onset of frost, we will need to drain water from external water pipes and barrels, remove watering hoses from the garden, clean and dry all garden equipment.

In order not to wash off the fertile soil, we make furrows across the slope on the site. In ventilated areas, we place shields and other means of snow retention.

Snowless period for fruit roots and berry crops can be very dangerous, and therefore you need to take care of their safety. With the help of peat and spruce branches, we cover the trunk circles. For these purposes, you can also use a special covering material.

Garden in greenhouse and greenhouse. In November, the fruiting period of autumn-winter crops - cucumbers, tomatoes and head lettuce - ends.

After the disinfection, the greenhouse can be used for forcing green onions, sorrel, celery, parsley.

Garden in the open field. In November, we insulate perennial vegetable plants, check and calibrate vegetable seeds. We monitor how vegetables are stored in our cellar or basement.

Also, do not forget about the organization of food for the birds remaining for the winter. We hang feeders in the garden and garden, while not forgetting to periodically add food there. In the future, the birds will thank you by the fact that they will destroy the caterpillars and larvae of insect pests.


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