No matter how romantic and beautiful is the awakening of nature in April, for most owners of summer cottages and homesteads, the approach of this month will mark the beginning of garden works. This time, of course, is not easy and it takes considerable time and effort. But in order to be in time, we recommend that you plan in advance all the necessary garden work in April. Well, we'll show you how.
Garden work in the spring - first thing cleaning
April is the month when the first frost-free days come, when the snow melts. At the beginning of the month, as soon as the weather permits, it is necessary to clean up the territory from various garden debris: fallen leaves, broken branches, parts of shelters, various supports, bundles of mulch residues. The first weeds should be ripped from the root and grown.
If you have a greenhouse, a gazebo or a patio , take care of their cleaning: sweep the floor, wash the windows and frames, table and chairs.
Garden work in the spring - caring for bushes and trees
A mandatory item in the calendar of garden works in April include various activities for caring for trees and shrubs. They are performed in the first ten days of the month, before the first buds begin to unfold.
First of all, dig up the land of the near-barren circles. After that you can start applying fertilizers, but in the event that you did not do this in the fall. From organic fertilizers, you can use compost, humus and peat. If such top dressing is not available to you, use mineral nitrogen solutions.
A mandatory event in garden work in April is considered sanitary pruning of trees and shrubs, including ornamental plants, such as roses, wagels and others. Old, diseased, damaged and frost-damaged shoots and branches are removed. Produced and forming pruning, which cut old non-fertile branches, branches, thickening the crown.
Do not forget about the protection from diseases and pests that are dangerous for your bushes and trees. Before bud blossoming, spraying with a solution of nitrophene, Bordeaux mixture or mullein can be done. In the necessary order in April, you should whitewash the tree trunks up to the fork of the skeletal branches with lime.
In addition, the beginning of April - the best time for planting trees or their inoculations.
Garden work in April on the beds
The allocated sites for planting vegetables should be dug up as soon as the snow melts and the ground dries a little. During the digging weeds are removed, their rhizomes. If fertilizer is not applied in autumn, top dressing is carried out before digging.
If in March you planted seeds of various vegetables and greens (cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, celery, etc.) on seedlings in a greenhouse or in a box, April is the time to do the picking of plants.
In the event that spring is early and in the middle or in the second half of the month the soil warms up to 10 degrees at a depth of 7-10 cm, you can plant potatoes, peas and seedlings (in particular early varieties) on open ground. They are also engaged in sowing onions and greens - dill, parsley.
Garden work in April on lawns and flower gardens
Pay attention in April and flowerbeds with your favorite colors. First of all, take shelter, remove garden garbage, make mineral fertilizers with high nitrogen content.
In the first half of the month, in warm weather, it is possible to plant seeds of annual plants (zinnia, marigolds, nasturtium) in open ground with subsequent covering with a film.
The first half of April is the best time for the division, cuttings and transplantation of various ornamental plants (yucca, irises, crocuses, primroses, daffodils, tulips, pions, chrysanthemums, etc.).