5 Gardening Tasks to Do NOW Before It's Too Cold
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If you are a gardener or even have a garden to maintain, there are some gardening tasks to do now as the freezing weather is coming in fast. Here are some of the simplest to get you started,
Keep Your Soil Maintained
Your plants will stay healthy if you keep your garden clean. Most of the time, all you have to do is throw away dead leaves and plants. This helps keep the soil's microbes stable and makes it a better place for new plants with pest control, fungi, and bacteria removal. There is still work to do, of course. So, check for wood pieces, put away sprinkler nozzles, and drain away extra water to get your soil ready for a better spring. Doing this now makes much less work later on.
Get Your Composting Done
For compost to stay alive during the winter, the microbes that live in the heaps need to keep working. In order to do this, the temperature has to stay above freezing. In places where it freezes for a long time, you can harvest fully developed organic material right now and use it as a nutrient-rich compost for your garden. Over the winter, keep adding kitchen waste to your pile. They will defrost, and in the spring, you can start stacking again. And don't forget to cover it.
Gardening Tasks to Do Now Includes Tool Maintenance
Since you won't be doing as much gardening in the winter, you won't need most of your equipment. So winter is a brilliant time to clean your most-used tools, like shears, trowels, and power tools. You can also hone any cutting tools so you'll be ready to use them later on tough plants. By doing this, you'll be ready for the bloom to come. It will also cut down on the time you need to spend between jobs cleaning your gardening tools because of sticky materials.
Prune Your Plants
Many people don't take care of their gardens in the winter, which is a shame. The main reason is that they think crops will die anyway. That's right. But you have to get your garden ready for next year's blooming, or you won't get the best results. Less gardening needs to be done in the winter. You might not have to do as much pruning as you would in the summer. But trimming is essential. Check your climbers and potted plants to make sure they are growing efficiently.
Plan for the Coming Seasons
If you have a big garden with many different kinds of herbs, vegetables, and flowers, gardening is a process that never ends. So the job doesn't stop just because it's getting colder outside. In fact, there is important work to be done. You need to think ahead about what you must accomplish in the coming spring. This can be as easy as sitting down on a rainy weekend with a pad and pen. But move quickly because time moves faster than you think, even in the winter.
Summary
Winter is here and making itself known. Some gardening tasks to do now before it gets too cold include maintaining soil, looking after your tools, and making plans for the coming seasons.
