3 Reasons Fertilizing Your Garden in Fall is Smart | Teleflora Blog
Doing all of your garden preparation now will help you be ready for blooming season when it arrives in the spring. One of the things you'll do is fertilize your garden so you can ensure that you won't have to deal with pesky weeds and other unwanted growths when the weather warms up again.
If you're unsure of when you should be fertilizing your garden in preparation for winter, here's the answer: Start your work approximately six weeks before the first hard freeze of the season. Although you can never predict the exact date of when the first freeze will arrive, you can find out the average time frame according to the region in which you live.
3 Reasons Why You Should Fertilize Your Garden in the Winter
Plant fertilization in the winter is a good idea because most flowers that bloom in the spring will benefit from a single fertilizer application just before they push up. It can help to enrich the plants in your garden before they get ready to make their spring debut. Be sure to select a slow-release fertilizer so that you can see steady and uniform growth when it's time for your plants to blossom in a few months. You should also choose slow-release options that are organic, have synthetic coatings and are made of a water-insoluble nitrogen.
When you fertilize your garden in the winter, you can also make changes to the landscape. You'll be able to remove any foliage that may be taking away from the overall appearance of your garden or yard and pull out dried stems from dead plants. Fertilizing in the winter allows you to fill out the landscape with new plants including various perennials. Be sure you're choosing bulbs that can last through the winter and take any necessary steps to protect them when the freezing weather does arrive.
Fertilizing your garden in the winter will give you the opportunity to remove any bulbs from the ground that won't make it through the winter. You can plant them in pots or prepare them for storage. If you want to get your bulbs ready for storage then you'll want to make sure that you remove the entire root from the ground, remove excess soil, put them in a cardboard box with vermiculite and keep them in a room where the temperature hovers around 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
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