As Old Man Winter gets ready to visit, many people find themselves with a sudden drop in energy and pep, especially those who enjoy outdoor activities like gardening. However, seasoned gardeners know that winter is actually a good time to get a head start on their garden before spring. This time in between the warmer seasons can be used to catch up with gardening trends and techniques, such as found online and in magazines. With all this time to prepare, the ideal garden is more attainable than ever.
Autumn and winter can be something of a fresh start for gardeners. It’s a chance to take out whatever didn’t work or what you didn’t like. Any deceased plants can be mulched or composted, and remaining seeds can be stored for later use. In ideal storage situations, certain seeds can keep alive for quite some time, years even. You can get the bed ready for next year’s planting with mulch. Working in flower beds and grassy areas is somewhat easier when the plants are dormant. The more you get done now, the easier chores you’ll have in spring.
Winter is also an ideal time to check over your tools. It’ll be far less costly to be new or replacement tools during that time of year than in spring and summer. You can also plant some types of vegetation indoors during winter, allowing them to soak up the sun’s rays through a nicely-lit window. If you start early, the plants may have already grown to decent size, and you can place them outside in the garden when the weather starts getting warmer.
One more job that’s more straightforward in the colder seasons is tree pruning. Without the leaves in the trees, getting to all of the branches is much easier.
There are many things you can do to get your garden ready for the gardening season during the fall and winter months. And the better prepared you are ahead of time, the less effort you’ll have to make once the season begins.
It’s definitely not too late to get going on your gardening projects to make sure that your garden is as beautiful as can be by the time spring comes around. McCaleb Homes builds quality new homes in Oklahoma City OK and believes that a beautiful garden is a perfect complement to a beautiful new home.
