For the future harvest, the proper preparation of beds in autumn is of particular importance. It can not be replaced by spring training. What works need to be done and what is not recommended to do - this is our article.
How to prepare beds in the autumn?
After removing all plant remains from cultivated plants and weeds, do not rush to throw them away. Lay them in compost heaps or shallow trenches. In the future, with their help, it will be possible to plan warm beds in the fall.
Further, in hands and ask for a shovel for digging the earth. Many people are wondering whether it is necessary to dig up beds in autumn, because deep digging reduces the fertility of the top layer, which falls into the lower limits. So, it is better to replace the deep digging with a light loosening with the help of a rake or flat-blade.
Deeply digging up the soil and breaking the resulting lumps is extremely harmful, since it is the cloddy soil that is less susceptible to compaction during the winter, and in the cold it kills eggs and pest larvae, as well as seeds of weed plants. By spring, the lumps themselves will disintegrate and become even.
The next stage in the preparation of beds in autumn will be their fertilization. More precisely, the process of loosening and digging is combined with the addition of fertilizing. Than to fertilize beds in the autumn: it should be every possible organic: manure, humus, compost. In addition to them, it is necessary to add superphosphate and potash fertilizers, as well as mineral and lime additives - clay and sand.
The amount and proportions of fertilizers applied should be commensurate with what you plan to plant on these beds in the spring. In addition, you need to take into account the acidity and density of the soil.
If you want to lower the acidity level, the liming method is applied, after which the heavy soils are better to treat, and the lungs become more viscous and moisture-consuming.
And to increase the acidity make more fresh manure, especially horse. It is not necessary to repair it deeply, otherwise it will not decompose and will not give a result.