What To Do In November?

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

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November came imperceptibly, it got colder on the street and there were prolonged rains. But despite this, there is still a lot of work left in the garden, vegetable garden and dacha that needs to be done before the onset of winter frosts.

We remove the carrion and dried fruits remaining on the tops

If dried and spoiled fruits still hang on the trees, and there is a carrion under the trees, then it is necessary to remove all this without leaving it in the winter, since such fruits are breeding grounds for diseases, and in some, for example, in the plum, harmful ones also hibernate. insects. It is advisable to burn such fruits, and not put them in compost.

We get rid of various pests

At the end of autumn, basically, all the fruit trees threw off their foliage and "went into hibernation", so now is the time to thoroughly process the trees and soil, not fearing that all this will end up in fruits, berries and other crops. And at this time of pests, the chitinous integuments have not yet matured, which means that they are easily vulnerable and will definitely die.

For the processing of plants and soil (it is necessary to process the soil, especially the one covered with leaves, since various harmful insects hibernate there), you will need a concentrated solution of mineral fertilizers (proportions of about 650-700 grams per 10 liters of water). We take any fertilizers, the cheapest are also suitable, but urea or carbomide is most optimal, since it is easily diluted in cold water.

By the way, fertilizers can be replaced with strong, about 1 kg per 10 liters of water, a solution of ordinary table salt. But I don’t like salt, because I’m not sure that it will wash out all of it, and a limited range of vegetable crops, for example, beets, grow well on salty soil.

We dilute mineral fertilizers or salt in water, then thoroughly spray trees and shrubs with a ready-made solution, starting from the tips of the branches, not forgetting about the forks, we especially carefully process the cracks in the bark, since the larvae are often hidden there, and the pests themselves. We complete the treatment by spraying the soil and fallen leaves.

Important! We spray the soil and leaves, and do not water, as this will help to avoid the accumulation of substances we do not need in the soil!

In the spring, before the plants wake up, you can repeat the treatment. But I personally never do this, because I want to be sure that the harvest from the garden will not harm anyone.

We prepare cuttings for winter and spring plant grafting

If you plan to graft trees, then November is a good time to prepare cuttings for grafting, since right now the branches are strong enough and hardened well.

For the spring grafting of trees, we cut the cuttings, put them in a damp plastic bag and put them in a cool, ventilated room, it is also possible in the basement, with a temperature of about 0С (not lower) degrees. The cuttings will calmly overwinter, and in the spring they can be "put into action."

For winter grafting of trees, we will store cuttings a little differently. We prepare sawdust in advance, moisten them, put them in a cool dark room, the temperature in which is about +1 - +2 degrees of heat. Next, we cut the cuttings, which we will use for grafting trees, and fill them with pre-prepared sawdust.

Winter sowing of various crops

Now, in November, is the time to sow the seeds of those vegetable crops that sprout in early spring. Since it is already cold enough, the seeds will not germinate (if it is still warm in your region, then postpone the winter sowing for a later time, when the temperature will not rise above 1-2 degrees Celsius) and will temper well. For winter sowing, seeds of vegetables and some medicinal plants are suitable, such as valerian, motherwort, black onion, leek, mustard, Chinese cabbage, parsley and dill, and so on. They say that radish is planted before winter, but I do not recommend it, because in a cool spring, of course, it will sprout, but everything will go "in the arrow", that is, you will have seeds, but no radishes on the table.