One of the eternal disputes between summer residents and gardeners is digging up the rows in the fall after harvesting..
Is it worth spending a lot of time and effort if you’ll have to pick up the shovel again in the spring anyway? But that’s not all..
Experienced gardeners believe that in some cases it’s better to leave everything as is, and here’s why.
Digging up your garden beds in the fall
For many, this is a long-standing autumn tradition.In this case, neither scientific facts nor other useful arguments of opponents of regular shoveling of beds help.
But it is really necessary to dig up the beds if the soil in the garden is heavy, dense and requires the introduction of appropriate materials.
You will also have to dig up the beds if there is a need to add fertilizers, or means to combat diseases and pests, or sow green manure.
When you do not need to dig up the beds
Usually, this is what owners of plots with light and sandy soil do.
In this case, it is enough to clean up, remove the remains of vegetation and, for prevention, carry out treatment with solutions against pathogenic microorganisms.
How to dig correctly
1. It is advisable to do this in sunny weather.
2. The depth is no more than a bayonet of a shovel.
3. The clods should be turned over so that the roots of the weeds dry out and die.
