Harvest before winter
First of all, we need to harvest the vegetables that are sensitive to low temperatures, such as celery, beetroot, carrots. Then we dig out vegetables resistant to the autumn chill: black radish, turnips, parsley, parsnips and kohlrabi.
At the end of the month, we collect the cabbage, and we can leave the leeks, Brussels sprouts, kale and spinach on the plot. Harvest should be carried out on a sunny day, or at least a rainless day.Dug out vegetables are cleaned of toppers, excess soil and sorted. He althy and well-grown ones are intended for storage, while slightly damaged, smaller and shapeless ones are intended for current consumption.
A he althy leaf of parsley, celery, even some of the leek leaves can be used for dried or frozen food. We dig up the vegetables carefully, preferably with an American pitchfork.After digging, do not throw as this damages the vegetables, accelerating their spoilage.
Extend the harvest
If you want to slightly extend the harvest period of Chinese cabbage, radish, lettuce or spinach, we can cover the beds with perforated foil, non-woven fabric, as well as set up portable frame boxes.
We prepare storage rooms
The beginning of October is the last deadline for preparing places for storing vegetables.If we plan to use the mounds as storage facilities, do not forget that each year we put them in a different place, choosing a sandy, permeable substrate.
Basements and gazebos are thoroughly cleaned and the walls are whitewashed. Before storing vegetables, air-dry the warehouses and chill the vegetables themselves to 2-4 ̊C.
Prepare a place for the seedbed
If you want to sow in early spring, you need to prepare a place for the seedbed this fall. Choose a place that is quiet, sheltered from the wind, sunny, with lighter but humus soil.If possible, fertilize with manure and mineral fertilizers - superphosphate and potassium s alt.
Then carefully dig it and leave it in a sharp furrow for the winter. Due to the possibility of soil contamination, the seedbed should be set up in a different place every year.
