It’s time to clean up in the “bins” heat-loving vegetables (pumpkin, zucchini, husk), medium grade cabbage and Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli. Depending on the weather and the degree of maturity begin digging beets, carrots, turnips, radishes. Late varieties of cabbage and leek harvested later in October. Do not forget to cut the spice and green culture – the main vitaminositeli: basil, dill, celery, spinach, lettuce, green onions, parsley, coriander, lemon balm, mint.
 
Collect, dig, lay deposited
In early October, ripens, many varieties of apples, hawthorn, mountain ash, plum, sloe, wild rose. If you have previously taken care of and put remontant varieties of raspberries and strawberries, then you will have something to please children. Let autumn berries and not as sweet as summer, but the fun of it anymore.
With the onset of autumn begin to dig and lay in store tubers, corms and rhizomes of begonias, dahlias, eland, gladioli, anemones, montbretsy and other non-wintering perennials in the ground, pre-clipped to a height of 1-3 cm stems with leaves and shaking the ground. Gladioli corms week is heated at a temperature of 20-25 degrees Celsius for another week – at 35 degrees, and two weeks at 18-20 degrees, and then to the spring hidden in the refrigerator. From montbretsii corms, tubers of Begonia and buttercups, anemones rhizomes also cut off the leaves, put them in boxes and dried at 10-15 degrees during the month. Stems eland pruned to a height of 10-15 cm, and by placing the plant in a container, or saving a lump of earth, sent to winter in a cool dry basement (+4-6 degrees). Dahlia Stems cut at a height of 15 cm, carefully dig korneklubni, shake the ground, put into boxes and two or three weeks, kept in cool place (+10-12 degrees), relative humidity 85-90%, and then also clean the basement.
 

Fighting weeds and plant diseases

And this fall gardeners continue to care for a garden. Lost cut decorative shoots and inflorescences are cut at the roots and compost (or burn) infected with diseases and pests, have fallen under the freezing plants and annuals that have completed their life cycle. It is impossible to think that in anticipation of winter you can forget about weeding. If you fold the hand, a lot of weeds, for example, lice, will have time to give more than one ordering thousands of progeny. Couch on a square meter could develop about 500 roots and rhizomes of a mass of up to several kilograms. Hence, the need to fight until the last day of gardening, from year to year. In order to achieve victory on some weeds in general need the efforts of several generations. The fact that the viability of seeds buried in soil lice persists 30 years, amaranth – 40, Field Bindweed – 50, and record holder – sorrel, curly hair – all 80 years.
Autumn is the time to take care of the soil, so it was loose, nutrient-rich micro-organisms and worms. By winter, the soil dug up some other loose, they both are buried in its crop residues, choose weeds make humus, compost, peat, ash. We are not going to rush to extremes and try to restrict its effect on soil shallow loosening. Moreover, the other in the garden, which is located close to the surface of the mass of roots, it can not be.
Released in September plots are very useful to sow a winter cover crop such as rye, which, like no other culture, improve soil structure, enrich and improve it. Traditional spring area with rye just dug up, which in any case do not allow adherents of the so-called natural farming. They are grown green manure, pruned stems and leaves on this bed.
And more. If you love to tinker with the seedlings, then to the spring not to waste money and do not suffer afterwards with peat, which is sold in different packages under the most attractive names zagotovte soil mixture themselves. It usually consists of humus, peat, soil (from the fields, meadows, deciduous forest) and river sand in the ratio 2:2:2:1. When soil is clay, then sand is added, and if sandy, it is better to do without him. If the soil is rich, the humus and peat may be given less. All components are sifted, mixed and poured into bags. Keep the mixture is better on a cold, so she froze. Before use, it is heated, pour boiling water or potassium permanganate.
 

Prepare garden for winter

Gardening involves its preparation for the winter. To do this, if this is not taken care of nature, abundantly watered plants, making phosphate and potash fertilizers, pinch green shoots on the trees and shrubs. Trunks of trees and branches established belyat sunscreen garden paint or lime mash. Young fruit trees binds spruce branches from rodents and winter desiccation. In late October, perennials okuchte humus, compost or peat (or their mixture), give at least half a bucket on the hive. It will preserve and enrich the soil, protect from frost.
At the same time harboring thermophilic hydrangea, clematis, roses. Hortense bends, sprinkle soil, peat and covered spruce branches. Clematis pruned (flowering on shoots of current year – at a height of 15-20 cm, the shoots of the past – 100 cm), stems laid on the ground, put a box or a stack of spruce branches, then a layer of leaves (20 cm) and then spruce branches. Rosa Floribunda, Hybrid Tea, soil-covering and miniature cut to the height of 40-50 cm, hilling the soil, cover with peat, then spruce branches. Pletistye removed from the towers, folded ring, bush and hill ground is covered by spruce branches. Stam rose bends, pin the top and showered her with peat or wood shavings. Trunk is wrapped in insulation. Similarly harboring thermophilic rhododendrons. When the frost all sheltered plants from the top is covered (not too tight) and another film.
 
What we plant in autumn
Fall – a favorable time for planting. The principle here is one: the plants should be enough time to get accustomed to the cold weather at the new location. Most biennials and perennial crops (astilby, Delphiniums, irises, lily, phlox, peonies, primroses and daisies) divide and planted in early autumn. Bush dig, shake the soil and cut or breaking open a knife, a spade. It is important that each delenka had a strong healthy kidneys and the lobe of his roots. After planting, water the plants and soil mulching with peat or compost.
Came over and time for planting bulbs crops. Starting with little things: belotsvetnik, anemones, muscari, kandyk, crocus, bluebell, snowdrop, hen, etc. Look for them a place in mixborders on Alpine hills, lawns in the shade of trees and shrubs. The right thing to plant onions groups, at least, pieces of 10-20. To do this, remove the layer of soil, the bottom of river sand and wake him laid out on their stems down. Planting depth should be two to three times the height of the bulbs. Bulbs can be planted in containers on the same scheme. Landing is filled light nutrient soil, watered, mulching and designate then to a burst of labor upsurge of accidentally dig.
Following melkolukovichnymi planted daffodils, then (in late September – early October), tulips and, finally, in mid-October – hyacinths. Bulbs previously examined, select healthy, half-hour stand in a solution of potassium permanganate. The depth of sealing in soil up to three sizes of bulb height. If daffodils render penumbra, the tulips and the hyacinths like well-lit, protected from cold winds seats. At the end of October, and then in November, landing harbor dry leaves and spruce branches. Yes, simultaneously with the daffodils (five to six weeks before the onset of cold weather resistant) planted winter wheat varieties of garlic.
In the second half of September – early October – are the most favorable conditions for planting fruit trees, berry and ornamental trees and shrubs. For the vast majority of trees and shrubs need sun, open space (the shadow prefer spruce, hemlock, fir, yew), light-rich soil – at least, this soil should be filled landing pit, whose dimensions are 80-100 cm in diameter and 60 – 70 cm in depth.
General rules for planting may be summarized as follows: the roots have to be fresh, shoots shortened to 1 / 3, root neck located at the level of the soil, planted plants abundantly watered soil zamulchirovana.
 

Lawn Care, pond, garden

Continue to fall mow lawns, the last time – in October. Does not prevent lawn fertilize phosphate and potash fertilizers, and in mid-September zamulchirovat compost or a mixture of peat, soil and sand (1:2:4). A little wet and sifted through a fine sieve the mixture evenly dispersed at the rate of 1,5-2 kg per square meter, and then line the rake and broom.
Clear the pond of dried plants and fallen leaves. Heat-loving plants (water hyacinth, vodokras, varietal water lilies), are removed and placed in a home tank. For frogs, toads, aquatic insects leave a pile of leaves, sawdust, where they can overwinter. If you descend from the pond water, then left there and poultry plants to cover the leaves and the top film. Natural ponds without fish in the special protection is not needed.

In October, you can prepare the beds for podzimnih crops of radish, turnip, beets, carrots, parsley, dill, celery, and they can sow when the soil promerznet to 2-5 cm in depth. Seeds fall asleep with a thin layer of soil and mulching with peat. Such beds sprouting in the spring appeared unanimous, and the harvest ripens 2-3 weeks earlier than when sown in spring. True, the crop is kept getting worse and is only suitable for summer consumption. In the autumn you can sow in open ground seeds of perennials, so avoid the hassle associated with their stratification.

In general, despite the end of the season, a lot of work. But for her, we must not forget one thing: in the early to mid-autumn admire blooming asters, goldenrod, rudbeckia, phlox, crocus, vivid red clusters of viburnum and mountain ash, a magnificent gold and purple trees and shrubs. Is dialed vivid impressions that would last until the arrival of the next, always welcome, spring …