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The Secrets for Winterizing Your Garden
If you're like most people it isn't the thought of winterizing
your garden that gets you, it's figuring out where to start.
There's just so much to do that it can sometimes be hard to know
where to begin!
Well, relax. The harvest is in and putting your garden to bed,
so to speak, is one of the more fun parts of gardening. You have
a nice full cellar and pantry. The hard work is done, and you
can relish the idea of preparing for next year's garden.
Which is the perfect place to start winterizing your garden.
One of the first things you should do is clean all the debris
from your garden. Get rid of dead foliage, leaves, roots, stakes
and row markers. The debris you clean from your garden can be
added to your compost heap which will be a big help come spring.
You want to be sure, though, not to add any diseased debris or
pest infected dead leaves or stalks in your compost pile. You
don't want to accidentally spread a disease from this year's
garden to next year's.
And now that you're in cleaning mode, get out the rake and
attack those fallen leaves scattered across your lawn. Why is it
so important to remove leaves from your lawn? Because the grass
underneath the leaves still needs all light it can get. Raking
leaves from your lawn also lets adequate air and moisture get to
living plants in your yard. After all, you don't want any of
your lovely grass and plants to suffocate!
Winterizing your garden also means mulching. You want to spread
a light layer of mulch, just a few inches of it, around your
trees and shrubs. This helps keep the underground temperature
more stable throughout the winter, as well as offers much-needed
protection to roots underneath the surface. Careful, though, too
much mulch will become a home for rodents, which is the last
thing you want. Mice just love to chew on bark, so don't give
them a place to hide while they munch away.
When winterizing your garden, you will also want to take the
time to plan next year's vegetable garden. After ridding your
vegetable garden plot of debris, old leaves and roots, plan
where you want to put next year's vegetables. Take a pad with
you out to the garden and make a sketch of where you want to put
all your lovely vegetable plants in
the spring. Doing this helps
you make the most use of your garden area. No space goes unused
if you take the time to plan--which means more delicious
vegetables for you next summer and fall!
You'll also want to be sure you've taken proper care to
winterize your garden equipment and tools. Drain the gas from
your lawnmower's tank, weed eater and other garden equipment.
You may also want to put the battery from the lawnmower and any
other garden equipment into storage where it will remain at a
steady, above-freezing temperature. This will help lengthen the
life of the battery, which is good, because there's nothing
worse than getting ready or needing to mow only to find your
lawnmower battery is dead.
Take the time to put your tools and gardening utensils away for
their long winter's nap too. Make sure they're stored where mice
can't nibble on the handles (they like all kinds of wood, you
know). Also make sure they're all cleaned before you store them
away. And yes, please throw away any tools that are worn out and
replace them or start dropping hints to your family and friends
about tools and equipment you need for gardening. This not only
gives your family ideas for holiday gifts, it ensures that you
won't be all excited and ready to start next year's gardening
only to have tools breaking on you left and right, leaving you
frustrated and having to make extra trips to the local home
improvement store.
Now that your garden tools are ready for winter, the next step
in winterizing your garden is to hit the local bookstores (or
favorite online gardening site!). Yes, you read that correctly.
Once the work of winterizing your garden's behind you, it's time
to curl up on the sofa in front of the fire with a lovely stack
of gardening books beside you. Because the only thing that comes
close to bringing you the same enjoyment that being in your
garden does is being engrossed in a great book about gardening!
About the author:
Scott J. Patterson is the owner of Wow Gardens Weekly, a
newsletter filled with fr*e gardening tips and information. For
weekly gardening advice and a free rose gardening ebook,
check-out the following link: http://www.wowgardens.com/wg.html
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