Top Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Winter – The winter months can mean a slow down of plant growth and leaves falling, but it doesn’t mean the gardening has to come to grinding halt for a few months. There are a few things we can all do to keep on top of maintaining our gardens.
Top Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Winter – Clear out your greenhouse or veg plot
If you’re growing vegetables then now is a good time to clear them out and make way for any new plants you had planned for the winter. It’s better to clear the space first before you get stuck into a new project, both for better organisation and easier planning.
If you have a greenhouse then now is the best time to clear everything out and let it air out to dry the space thoroughly. You can use those free days cleaning out the trays and pots for the next plants to go into. If you don’t have a greenhouse, now may be the time to do some landscaping plans around your garden.
Top Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Winter – Plan what you will want to grow
Now that the greenhouse or your growing space is clear you can now sow those seeds for winter leaves and any vegetables that grow well in the winter. Onions or shallots, garlic, broad beans and asparagus are just some examples of what you could grow in the garden in the colder months.
Top Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Winter – Keep an eye on your lawn
Regular maintenance will have to be kept up all year round, but in the winter moss can take over the grass if it’s not kept under control. You can use a rake to bring these up or apply a moss killer.
Alternatively, this is also a good time to lay down new turf in your garden, as it will grow nicely and healthily in time for the summer the following year. This is a good time to check the drainage of your grass – does water flow away easily or become waterlogged? Again, you can use your rake to make holes in the grass to improve aeration.
Top Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Winter – Remove those weeds
Invasive weeds can cause a problem in any garden, so keeping on top of it now will do you a lot of favours later on. Either apply a weed killer or cut back the weeds from the root, depending on the severity of the weed growth in your garden. Weeds will come back if they are not controlled, so keeping an eye on them now will save you a headache later on.
Top Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Winter – Looking After Your Outdoor Space
Whether you have garden furniture, a simple decked area or something more extravagant, making sure this is looked after during the colder months is a must. Investing in items such as patio covers means that you can ensure your furniture is covered up when the weather is cold and that everything is protected from the elements. The last thing you want is to go to use your furniture when the weather is warm again and realise it has perished in the colder weather – instead, act now to ensure it is well looked after and protected.
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