Autumn garden care: What is worth knowing?

Autumn is the time when the garden needs special attention and care. The autumn planting season will help prepare plants for winter, improve soil conditions, prevent diseases and pests, and ensure a good harvest for the following year. In this article, we will tell you about the main autumn garden work that you should do to make your tree garden delight you with its beauty and productivity.

Here’s a list of autumn garden work we recommend:

– Pruning trees and shrubs. Pruning trees and shrubs helps to rejuvenate them, form a crown, increase productivity and disease resistance. Pruning should be done in late September – early October, when the plants have already completed their growing season and are dormant.When pruning, remove damaged, diseased, dry, broken, crossed and excess branches. You should also cut back branches that are too long and thin and could break from the snow. The cut areas should be treated with garden varnish or special antiseptics.

– Plant nutrition. Fertilising plants in autumn helps them recover from fruiting, saturates the soil with nutrients, and increases plant resistance to frost and stress. It should be done in mid to late September, when the plants have not yet lost their leavesYou can use organic fertilisers (e.g. compost, manure, fallen leaves) for fertilisation. Fertilizer should be spread evenly over the soil surface, followed by light loosening and watering.

– Frost protection. Frost protection is necessary for those plants that cannot withstand severe frosts or are sensitive to temperature changes.Frost protection should be taken care of in late October – early November, when the plants have already shed their leaves and stopped growing.Various materials can be used for protection, such as straw, spruce branches, dry grass, and mulch from fallen leaves.   

For better heat retention, cover the trunk of the plants and the root zone with organic materials. At the same time, avoid covering too tightly to prevent the development of fungi and rotting of the root system of the trees.

– Pest and disease control. Preventing pests and diseases in the autumn helps to get rid of them for a long time, prevent their spread and reduce the risk of plant damage. Pest and disease control should be carried out in August – September, when it is still possible to perform plant treatment. Mechanical methods can be used for control (e.g., collecting and destroying infected plant parts, cleaning the bark of lichens and moss, setting up catching belts and traps).

As you see, autumn garden care works is not so complicated, but it is very important for maintaining and improving the condition of plants. If you do this work in good time and with high quality, you will be able to enjoy your garden not only in autumn, but also in winter, spring and summer.