Crop trees and overwinter plants


Winter checklist: Frost protection for plants

Every year, when trees and bushes are in colorful autumn colors, the late bloomers are in bloom and the fruit harvest is due, it is high time to winterize the garden. Frost protection for plants is strongly advised if you want to enjoy them again next year. The winter checklist summarizes which ones Gardening in the autumn has to be done.

Winterize the garden

Hibernate plants and gardening in autumn

Even though the garden season is coming to an end in autumn, there is a lot to do right now. Starting in September, you should start preparing the garden for the winter, because gardening in the fall and the wintering of the plants are already laying the foundation for the next spring. Vegetable gardeners plant radish and corn salad, the beds are mulched and the trees and shrubs are cut back. It is still warm enough to plant trees, shrubs and perennials, to fill in gaps in the planting and to reshape beds. The lawn also receives its last cut and should, like the rest of the planting, be strengthened again with autumn fertilizer. These and other gardening for the autumn, can be found in the following checklist.

Checklist: gardening in autumn

Gardening that should be done in the fall:

  • Cut back trees and shrubs, Use brushwood as frost protection for the beds
  • hedges cut back in September
  • trees and shrubs plant or implement, Fill gaps
  • fruit trees: Protection of the bark by Kalkanstrich or winter fleece
  • Raking leaves and undermining them as natural mulch or as Frost protection on perennial beds leave lying, layer under evergreen bushes; Complain against driftwood with brushwood
  • Mulch beds
  • Prepare protected winter beds
  • Depending on the planting Dig in bucket, wrap in bubble wrap or keep cool in the interior
  • Fall fertilization for lawns and beds (also the free beds!)
  • Replace balcony plants with autumn plants (for example chrysanthemums, cyclamen, heathers / Erika)
  • Put flower bulbsDig up frost-sensitive tuber plants and store in a cool place (eg dahlias)
  • Vegetable Garden: plant corn salad, radish, garlic and hardy cabbage
  • Empty water tanks and pipes
  • Store garden furniture or cover, oil high-quality wood furniture additionally
  • Clean garden tools before storing and oil thoroughly
  • Store pesticide frost-free
  • Do not step on the grass in frosty weather to avoid brown spots in spring

Fall cut: pruning trees and shrubs

A generous pruning in the fall provides lush new growth in the spring.

Pruning with rose scissors

In order for trees and shrubs to grow lusciously in the spring and form denser foliage, it is advisable to cut them back in autumn after the foliage has fallen off. In addition to maple, walnut and birch trees can be cut easily until March. Hedges should however already get their winter hairstyle in September.

In the autumn cut, damaged areas and dead branches are removed and then the ends of the branches generously shortened to encourage a dense and compact growth. Conifers and evergreen shrubs, such as rhododendrons and cherry laurels, are cut back for safety reasons only in the spring, so that younger shoots grow longer shady. If they are too bright, you can additionally shade with garden fleece or nets.

Because like all evergreen shrubs with thin, green bark they are from Frosttrocknis threatened. Because these plants photosynthesize throughout the year, they constantly release moisture into the air, but they can not absorb new water when the soil is frozen. To prevent the threat of dehydration, you should protect the lower trunk lot generously with leaves and brushwood and water sparingly on frost-free days.

The trunks of fruit trees are provided with glue rings to prevent pests, such as frostbite and blood lice. To prevent frost cracks in the bark, you can protect tree trunks with a lime paint or winter fleece.

Olive trees are becoming more popular. Despite their southern origins, they are relatively robust and can stay outside for a long time. As long as the minus temperatures do not double-digit, it is sufficient to wrap them warm with fleece or jute.

Tip: When small trees and shrubs sink completely or partially into the snow in winter, just leave everything as it is. Snow is the most effective insulation against frost damage.

Perennials and flower bulbs in autumn

Always plant flower bulbs twice as deep as they are thick. The tip points upwards.

Flower bulbs

Perennials, such as lilies, larkspur and gentian, are perennial herbaceous plants, meaning they do not lignify and the aboveground plant parts usually die in winter. The plants overwinter with the help of subterranean rhizomes or tubers, which should be protected in the winter with a layer of mulch, leaves or brushwood from excessive frost.

Delicate shrubs, such as roses, hydrangeas, hibiscus, summer lilac, clematis and tamarisk, should be mulched over the root of the neck and, if necessary, wrapped in jute with the lower shoots. Tall grasses are laced into bundles.

Many flower bulbs, such as crocuses, snowdrops, tulips, daffodils, blue oysters or hyacinths should be plugged in as early as September. The sooner that happens, the sooner the garden will be colorful again next spring. The flowers look best if you place several onions in a planting hole. They should be buried with the top up about twice as deep as the onion is thick. The addition of compost, hornsparks or similar organic fertilizer has a positive effect on growth in the spring.

Crop trees and overwinter plants

FAQ - 💬

❓ What is the best crop to grow in the winter?

👉 Best Winter Garden Crops

  1. Kale. A winter garden is incomplete without kale. ...
  2. Carrots. Carrots grown in winters are extremely sweet, so much that they're often called 'candy carrots. ...
  3. Onions. Onions are easy to grow in winters. ...
  4. Garlic. Garlic is a super-easy crop to grow. ...
  5. Cabbage. ...
  6. Spinach. ...
  7. Arugula. ...
  8. Mache.

❓ What plants can you over winter?

👉 Many of the best plants for overwintering in a garage or basement have bulbous roots designed to store nutrients and moisture through a dormant period. Amaryllis, oxalis, cannas, dahlias, and tuberous begonias hold moisture in their fleshy bulbs, tubers and corms, so very little supplemental water is needed.

❓ What is the best crop to plant in January?

👉 What to Plant in January

  • Beans and Peas. · Fava beans - all throughout January. ...
  • Cruciferous Vegetables. · Cauliflower transplants – mid to late January. ...
  • Greens. · Mustard (seeds or transplants) – end of January. ...
  • Leeks and Onions. · Leeks (seeds or transplants) – early to mid-January. ...
  • Root Veggies. ...
  • Other.

❓ What vegetables can be left in the ground over winter?

👉 You can overwinter crops including beets, carrots, kale, spinach, and scallions, as well as some less-known hardy winter greens like claytonia, mache, and sorrel. Claytonia is known as “miner's lettuce” and is a sweet salad green that is one of the first overwintering crops to emerge in the spring.

❓ What crops survive in the snow?

👉 Crops that can survive under snow—but not sustained freezing temperatures or ice–include asparagus, rhubarb, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cress, rutabaga, spinach, endive, horseradish, kohlrabi, kale, leek lettuce, onions, parsley, parsnips, radishes, and turnips.

❓ When should I start winter crops?

👉 Winter vegetables need a solid start before winter arrives, because once cold, dark days settle in, plants won't grow gangbusters, like they do in the summer months. The general rule of thumb for planting a winter vegetable garden in Zones 7 to 10 is to plant during October.

❓ What is an overwintering crop?

👉 "Overwintering" means just that, late summer/fall-sowing of cold-hardy/frost-tolerant plants that can survive harsh winter weather and still produce a useable crop. Some of the hardiest crops, like carrots and spinach, can survive very low temperatures (-20°F with mulch), but others need protection below 25°F.

❓ How do I overwinter my garage plants?

👉 The first option is to place the pot in an unheated garage (or other unheated but protected spot). The protection from the building will be enough to keep the pot from freezing too hard and to protect it from freeze/thaw cycles. Wait as long as you can without risking the plant before placing it inside.

❓ What is best to plant in February?

👉 What to sow and plant in February

  • Parsnips. If the soil has warmed up towards the end of February then try sowing parsnips. ...
  • Broad beans. These are best sown early so the plants are well grown by the time blackfly appears. ...
  • Salad onions. White Lisbon or Purplette can be sown directly in the soil now.
  • Garlic. ...
  • Shallots.

❓ What are winter crops?

👉 These cold-weather champs are kale, spinach and collards. Other hardy vegetables include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, English peas, kohlrabi and leeks. Hardy root crops are radishes and turnip, which also yields some greens from the tops. Other hardy greens include kale, mustard greens and collards.

❓ What happens if you leave carrots in the ground over winter?

👉 Carrots can be left in the ground all winter long, but you'll want to harvest all of them before early spring. Once spring arrives, the carrots will flower and will become inedible. Now that you know how to store carrots in the ground, you can enjoy your fresh and crunchy homegrown carrots nearly all year-round.

👉 However, many of these plants can “overwinter.” Overwintering plants simply means bringing plants indoors or giving them shelter from cold weather, wind, and snow. Some plants can overwinter as houseplants. The most successful are: geraniums, Boston ferns, and tropical plants such as begonia, caladium, coleus, and hibiscus.

👉 A big perk of overwintering crops is that they grow during seasons when pest pressure is low or altogether absent. Depending on the crop, they may mature in very early spring to early summer, so they can be harvested at the time when summer-harvest crops are just seedlings. That means the harvest window is much longer.

👉 Nonetheless, they will provide some protection for the soil, although mustard or cereal rye is more effective for this purpose. Legumes are fairly trouble-free, so using them as an overwintering crop does not normally cause problems within a crop rotation.

👉 Late in the season in my cool, northern European climate, I have only a few options. There are just three types of cover crops up to the job: legumes such as winter field beans, forage peas and vetch (aka winter tares); mustard, which is a plant of the cabbage family; and cereal rye (Latin name Secale cereale ).


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