What work can and should be carried out in a garden in April?
When do you want to see the first flowers in your garden? How to protect yourself from hemorrhagic fever? When should potatoes be prepared for planting? Lyubov Zanina, deputy head of the Rosselkhozcenter branch in the Republic of Tatarstan, tells about what work should be carried out in April.
After the snow melts, do not forget to remove the covering material with which you covered the onions and garlic planted in the fall. Open roses, grapes, strawberries so that there is no decay and the plants do not die. When you open the roses, carefully inspect them and cut off the spots that have become stained to a healthy area. If the branches are thick, sprinkle them with ashes, and remove the root growth.
Onion sets are also being prepared for planting in April. When buying, you need to pay attention to the size of the set. The optimal size is about 2 cm. If it is larger, it will go to a green feather. Before planting it must be warmed up for a week at room temperature, if the house is from 25 degrees and warmer, or near radiators. Then, before planting, the dry part of the “neck” must be cut off to the “shoulders”: we are talking about the very 5 cm that are left for the duration of the onion storage. If they are not cut off, then the apical bud will not be able to germinate freely, it will have to expend energy to overcome these dried 5 cm.
It is important to disinfect the plant. Soak it in water for 10-12 hours at room temperature or soak it in a solution of copper sulfate - one teaspoon per 10 liters of water. A solution of potassium permanganate is also suitable - two to three grams per 10 liters of water; or a biofungicide solution (rhizoplan, pseudobacterin-2, phytosporin M and others). After planting, the bed needs to be rolled up, for example, with a roller or a board - this simple agricultural technique is used by many experienced gardeners.
In the greenhouse, when the ground thaws, sow radishes, dill and parsley there in order to get the first crop of greens already on the May holidays.
If the potatoes are stored in the cellar in the country, then in April you need to prepare them for planting. Take the tubers out of the cellar, sort them out and expose them to the light so that they turn green and sprout.