Country chores in April

summer cottage works in April The most cheerful of all spring months, but at the same time the most responsible, is April. The garden plot awakens from winter sleep - the last snow melts, the first flowers and leaves appear. There is no time to be lazy at this time - the summer resident is waiting for a lot of things that cannot be delayed.

Putting things in order

harvesting foliage in April

On soil that has not had time to absorb spring moisture, it is necessary to walk very carefully, avoiding disturbing its structure. To prevent water stagnation, drain grooves are dug. The area that has dried up after melting snow is cleaned with a metal rake from last year's foliage, dried grass on the lawns. Particular attention is paid to plant residues covered with a pinkish bloom. Places affected by moss are sprayed with iron sulfate, diluting 500 g in 10 liters of water. After 2 weeks, the moss is removed. The winter harness is removed from trees, shrubs. All collected garbage must be incinerated.

Flower care

work in the flower garden It is impossible to imagine a garden without flowers. Waking up from hibernation, they await our attention. Spring work on plant care takes a lot of time from gardeners:

When the snow finally melts, the plantings of irises, strawberries, sheltered for the winter, are freed from the spruce branches, clematis, roses. During frosts, which still often occur in April, the shelter from thermophilic crops is gradually removed, raising it for the day and lowering it in the evenings.
Until the air temperature has risen above 5 ° C, it is necessary to start pruning roses. Old, as well as weakened, frozen, broken branches are removed to the first bud, located on the lower part of the shoot with a healthy crown.
After wintering, the soil needs protection from fungus. For this, special fungicides are used. The next stage of processing is feeding and mulching.
With the appearance of the first sprouts on bulbous flowers, it is required to spray them from pests.
The soil around the lilies is freed from mulch. When the stems grow back, to protect against diseases, plants are watered with copper sulfate, soda and ammonia diluted in one tablespoon in a liter of water.
In April, sowing under the film begins of annual dahlias, balsam, alissum, marigolds, calendula for seedlings.
At the end of the month, until the period of active growth has begun, they are engaged in the division of peonies, irises, and other perennials.

Do not forget that feeding is necessary not only for flower beds, but also for the lawn.

Tree and shrub care

The dacha for many not only serves as a resting place, but also brings a good owner a good harvest of berries and fruits. To do this, you just need to ensure proper planting care. Pruning of shrubs is mandatory if it was not carried out in the fall. The blackened tips of the shoots affected by powdery mildew are completely removed. In honeysuckle, only branches that are broken and thickening the crown are cut off. The currants are put in order by removing the old branches, as well as the crowns directed inward. The gooseberry is freed from all young shoots located in the middle of the bush, leaving only those growing at the edges.

Examining currant bushes, you should not miss the overgrown buds, shaped like a head of cabbage. They must be collected and incinerated immediately. Each such kidney contains more than one thousand kidney mites, which are the most dangerous garden pests.

Raspberry shoots bent to the ground for the winter are freed from the leash.After removing the damaged branches, the remaining ones are attached to the trellis, pegs. It is recommended to shorten all the tops with a secateurs by 10 cm.

If in the country there are plantings of strawberries, strawberries, they must be cleaned of mulch, dried leaves, cut off the mustache and feed. For this, complex mineral fertilizers, diluting them at the rate of 2 spoons per square meter.

To get an early harvest of berries, it is recommended to cover the strawberry bushes with foil.

Tree trunks are carefully examined. The lichen that has appeared on them during the winter should be removed by washing the bark with iron sulfate (dilute 0.5 kg in 10 liters of water). Carefully cover up all cracks, hollows.

After loosening the soil, mineral fertilizers are applied to the trunks. Solid ones are scattered along the projection of the crown, digging or loosening the soil. Liquid is poured into annular grooves made at a distance of half a meter from the barrel. Up to 50 liters of diluted mullein are poured onto one adult tree, 10 liters under shrubs.

Pest and disease control

It is possible to grow a beautiful blooming garden only by paying attention to activities aimed at combating diseases and pests:

Branches with nests of gold-tails, hawthorns must be cut and burned.
Clean the trunks of old trees from peeling bark and fix on them trapping belts made of burlap soaked in insecticides.
For preventive purposes, treat fruit plants with special preparations. Usually Tanrek, Kinmiks, Biotlin are used.
Bordeaux liquid, copper or iron sulphate, used to spray plants, will help protect plantings from diseases.

In the northern regions, it is recommended to plant new trees and shrubs in April, before bud break.

Performing work at the summer cottage in accordance with the gardener's calendar will help create an eye-pleasing landscape, as well as get a good harvest.

Gardening video in April