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  How to restorative garden after the winter Another winter is coming to an end and it is time to go to the garden to see what has been done this past winter and if there are any urgent measures that require our immediate intervention, or maybe everything is fine and we can wait, for example, for the buds to bloom and learn if this or that branch is frozen, because now they are all flat, smooth and in equal conditions, it is very difficult to know which branch is frozen and which is not - very difficult, especially for a beginning gardener . But leave the frozen shoots "for later", how to restorative garden after the winter , and how much work is already done in the garden in spring? CHECK THE GARDEN AFTER WINTER Pick a warm, sunny day and go into the garden, look at each tree there. From the ones you just planted last fall until  the really old guys in the garden whic have been growing for a year or maybe a dozen years. Check the shoots, maybe some have cracked and you can s...

  How to winter strawberry plants Planting for tips Strawberries (large-fruited strawberries) are a plant that requires constant attention and care. From July to August after the harvest, strawberries must be processed and fertilized in order for the plant to form buds. This is an important stage of strawberry care and next year's harvest depends on it. How to winter strawberry plants ? You need to make sure that our plants are winterized. Strawberries are hardy plants, and if you have recommended varieties suitable for the growing area, then you do not have to worry about overwintering your plants. However, strawberry bushes can die during harsh, snowless winters or winters with drastic temperature changes, so measures to increase winter hardiness will not be superfluous. Inexperienced gardeners often ask this question: "Should I take care of strawberries in autumn? After all, she has already borne fruit and next year will be a new harvest year, so in the spring we will ferti...

  20 interesting facts about currants Currants are not very popular berries, unlike raspberries or black currants, but this berry bush grows in many summer farmhouses. It is a very healthy berry that contains a whole reservoir of vitamins. The unripe currant is very sour and will make your mouth bitter, but no one can eat this berry. To start picking the berries, we have to wait until August. Currants can be eaten fresh or prepared as a spiced jam or delicious preserves during the long winter months. When ripe, this berry does not leave anyone cold. In this article, we would like to talk about 20 of the strangest facts about currants. 1. Currants provide nectar to bees earlier than other berries, making this shrub valuable to bees. Despite the early flowering, the berries are full of sugar only at the end of the summer. 2. The Portuguese prefer drinks to which mineral water or milk with fruit juice and currant berries are added. 3. Biologists do not know where the currants come fr...