The arrival of spring is an opportunity to do some major cleaning in the house, but also in the garden. Especially since the return of the sun helps dormant plants to resume their vegetative growth. In addition, certain plants flower in spring and thus brighten up the ornamental garden and flowerbeds. This is the case for tulips, rhododendron, clematis and even hyacinth. Find out how to prepare your garden and weed it effectively to welcome spring.
With the return of the sun and sunny days, it is important to prepare your garden for this spring season, in order to stimulate plant regrowth and ensure better flowering.
How to prepare the garden for spring?
As soon as winter ends, you can think about preparing your garden to welcome spring. To do this, here are the tasks that you will have to carry out.
Eliminate Weeds From The Garden
Removing weeds is an important step. In this way, you help the earth to rest and regenerate. In addition to this, you prevent these weeds from competing with your plants and taking up nutrients intended to feed your garden plants. To weed your garden effectively, you can use a single ingredient that is economical, natural and safe for your plants. This is white wine vinegar. Its use is simple. Simply fill a spray bottle with white wine vinegar and spray on the weeds. If the latter have grown next to your plants, pour the white wine vinegar into a small basin, soak a brush with this liquid and pass it over the weeds. This way, you will avoid touching your plants or damaging them. Note that you can use concentrated white wine vinegar, if the unwanted herbs are ripe and difficult to remove. That said, by using white wine vinegar, you avoid herbicides and chemicals that pollute the environment and also damage your plants.
Tip: To prevent weeds from appearing, consider putting a layer of mulch on the ground before they start to germinate.
Prepare Garden Tools
To properly prepare your garden, it is important to have the right tools. To do this, you must review them in order to only keep those that are still in good condition. Don’t forget to sharpen the blades of your tools and oil them, in order to better dig the earth and make clean cuts when pruning plants.
Prune Garden Plants
To encourage plant regrowth and stimulate their flowering, it is important to prune them. To do this, use sharp, disinfected pruning shears and cut off dry stems and dead or damaged branches. Be careful, avoid pruning plants that flower in spring. Wait until the end of the season to do this. This is particularly the case for rhododendron, camellia, lilac and even hydrangea macrophylla. In addition to ornamental plants, also consider pruning fruit trees in the orchard for better fruiting.
Prepare The Garden Soil
Using a spade, turn the earth over to break up the compact clods and therefore aerate it and make it looser, that is to say light, easy to plow. Feel free to mix the soil with mulch or composted litter sheets. Indeed, adding compost is important, especially if the soil is poor or clayey. This fertilizer formed from organic and mineral matter helps improve the texture of the soil, enrich it with nutrients and help it retain moisture better.
If it is still cool for your new plantings, you can keep them in a mulched place or in a greenhouse, while waiting for the ideal time to transplant them into the ground. As for the bulbs of summer plants, it is advisable to prepare them in advance. To do this, plant them in containers containing sand mixed with fine soil. Then keep them in a bright, warm place.
In addition to the garden, how to prepare the vegetable garden for spring?
After weeding the vegetable garden and adding natural amendments and fertilizers, begin planting early seedlings , even if it may still be cool. This will allow you to have vegetables from the start of summer. The main thing is to protect your crops from the cold. To do this, you can sow chili peppers, tomatoes, peppers or even melons at home or in a greenhouse. Also remember to plant leeks, celery, lettuce or even cauliflower in seedling trays.
From the start of spring, remember to prepare your garden, but also your vegetable patch to encourage the good growth of plants and stimulate their flowering.
