Preparation of conifers for winter

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Good preparation of plants for winter lasts throughout the season. He althy, well-nourished plants tolerate frost more easily. Immediately before winter, they should be secured against breaking from excessive snowfall, by binding in several places, especially plants with a columnar, ovoid, cylindrical and calyx form.The cords are removed in spring. Larger specimens are systematically shaken off the snow in winter.

The litter laid under the conifers is best mixed gently with the top layer of soil or removed. The left layer should be thin, because too thick, if it freezes, it may prevent plants from drawing water and be a shelter for rodents.

An important procedure in late autumn is to provide plants with water. Evergreen plants dry out more often in winter due to the lack of water in the soil or the inability to absorb it, rather than from freezing.

The second half of winter and early spring are dangerous for them, because the ground is still frozen, and the increasing ambient temperature, heating of the needles by the sun's rays and drying winds increase transpiration. Then it is worth covering the plants with a spruce or a nursery net

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