" The author of the following text is the reader of the magazine Provision for the Garden - Franciszek Grzegoszczyk from Rybnik. "
"Perennial potted flowers must be brought home, and sensitive plants wintering in the ground should be covered" - Franciszek Grzegoszczyk, Rybnik
I always try hard to prepare my garden for winter days and individual plants against cold and frost.
Fuchsia andgeraniums , which grew in pots, cut the twigs briefly and take them to the basement, where they overwinter. It is important that the room is bright and has a positive temperature. Dahlias,gladioliandbeadletsand other flowers that do not winter in the ground, I dig up.Briefly I trimandI putin moist peat.In containers or bags, I also take them to heated, but not too warm rooms.
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For bulbous plants that winter in the ground, e.g.tulips, sapphiresorcheckersandlilies, a cover of dry leaves is enough. Perennials planted in rockeries, more exposed to frost, I coveragrotextileorleavesorwith a mound of earth
Soil mulching
Remember not to cover the already frozen soil with mulch (bark, straw or sawdust). This layer has insulating properties and the soil will thaw more slowly in spring. Therefore, when mulching the soil before winter, it is necessary to do it before the frost sets in.
I water the bushes and small trees abundantly so that they can accumulate a supply of water. When the frosts come, the plants will have limited access to it, whichearly in springmay affect their condition.
It is also important to mulchto mulch soilunder shrubs to prevent excessive evaporationevaporationwaterThe litter will also warm the ground. The bark is the best for this. Young bushes and trees with a weakweak system rootare tied with nonwoven agrotextile, especially in places of grafting.
By the trunk, about 25 cm high, I make mounds, e.g. withsoil compostSimilarly proceed withbushes rosesand climbers. Hydrangeas and grafted rosesI cover with agrotextileThey can also be straw mats. The garden in such an orderly and protected plantscalmly survive winter
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