Gardners - It's Time to Think Spring
Critter-Repellent.com Staff • February 19, 2021
Let's get ready for the Spring planting and growing season!
This winter has taken a toll across the entirety of the United States; suffice to say that spring can’t come fast enough. Thankfully, warmer temperatures are on the horizon. On top of saving on heating bills, shedding the heavy coats in favor of jackets, and seeing the animal kingdom wake back up from the winter hibernation, it is also time to start thinking about the greenery blooming back to life. Getting ahead of the spring growing season can make all the difference when it comes to your gardens – let’s take a look at the prep work to get done as the weather warms back up.
Clear out wilted growth and debris
– Keeping your plots and soil clear of debris and plant waste benefits your new blooms in a variety of ways. The old plant matter can be thrown into a compost pile in order to help bolster growth of future flora, and shedding harder, rocky soil from your garden plot allows your plants to better gather nutrients and water as the growing season comes back around. Clearing out weeds, even those that appear dead, is also critical to ensure that those intrusive plants do not take away nutrients from your curated plants.
Prune shrubs and trees
– Pruning certain plants in the late winter and early spring can help them bloom and grow with greater success as the weather warms up again. Specific plants which benefit from a good pruning are honeysuckle, flowering dogwood, butterfly bush, wisteria, and the summer-blooming spirea plant. It is important to distinguish between spring and summer-blooming spirea because the spring-blooming plant should not be pruned. At the time of pruning, it’s also important to provide those pruned plants directly with fertilizer.
Refresh the soil
– While plants which are pruned should receive fertilizer directly, your entire garden deserves a bit of fertilizer reapplied into the soil. After you clear out the debris and old plant matter, mix in your compost or purchased fertilizer to ensure that your soil is as fertile as your plants deserve.
Reorganize your shed and tools – If the winter weather is still not allowing you to dig into the soil of your garden plots, then use this spring motivation to reorganize your storage! Keeping your shed or basement in order helps the rest of the gardening process by eliminating your search time. While organizing, consider sharpening your shears and investing in new equipment. Late winter is the perfect time to take care in order to assure that your garden is receiving all the best treatments as they begin to grow again.
Start the growing process indoors – If you’d like to add new plants to your garden, but the soil is still hard or snowfall may still happen, consider beginning growing your new additions inside your home. Typically plants that are a bit more hearty do better inside, as the replanting process can take a toll on more delicate plants. Vegetables, flowers, and shrubs all have a variety of different planting methods indoors, just as they would outdoors, so be sure to take the same care when beginning the process inside.
As spring rolls back around, taking care of your garden re-establishes a role in your routine. Just the same as you cherish your plants, many pests cherish them as culinary delicacies. Be sure to defend your gardens with the same care with which you plant and nourish them – use Critter-Repellent. The naturally-derived ingredients in Critter-Repellent drive pests away using the power of scent, making the process harmless and astonishingly effective. For more information, check out our FAQ page.
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