Since the beginning of spring, gardeners have a hot season. We are talking mainly about thermophilic species, whose homeland is warmer latitudes than those in which they are sown by people. Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and many other plants familiar to the gardener are sown in advance, at the very beginning of spring.
But shrubs, fruit seedlings are also planted mainly in the spring. Why do people do that? For people not too keen on gardening, this question may well arise.
Solar activity and heat
In the fall, experienced people do not even plant onions on the windowsill. And all because a short daylight does not contribute to the photosynthesis and vegetation of the plant. Germination, and even more so, flowering, fruiting, require strength from it. And the sun gives energy to plants. When it is not enough, you must either create artificial lighting, or refuse to grow plants. In most cases, people simply transfer such tasks to a more favorable time for this.
At the end of winter, daylight increases rapidly, there is enough solar energy, you can sow the first seeds. In most regions of Russia, snow still lies at this time, because plants are planted in containers and kept at home or on insulated loggias. As soon as the snow melts and the soil warms up enough, it makes sense to find out the weather forecast for the coming weeks and make sure that frost is not expected. After this, plants can be planted in open ground.
Can plants be planted in summer?
Spring is a favorable time when plants have enough solar activity, and melt snow provides a sufficient amount of moisture. Therefore, it is better to plant plants in the spring - they take root well, tolerate the stress from transplanting more easily, grow intensely. Many crops can be planted in the summer, providing additional watering if necessary. Fertilizers play an important role, and you must not forget about them. But in the summer the transplant is more traumatic, and the seeds show a lower percentage of germination. In addition, crops planted in the summer may not have time to bring a crop. It takes a rather long time to ripen the fruit, and summer in Russia is fast.
Cucumbers planted in the form of seeds immediately in the soil will not have time to give fruit if they are planted in late spring or summer. But the plants planted in the tank in the early spring will have time to undergo vegetation, pepper production and provide the gardener with a good harvest.
Why are some shrubs and trees planted in the fall?
If we talk about fruit trees and berry bushes, some ornamental plants - for example, a rose, then they can be planted in the fall. In this case, they work with seedlings in late autumn, but not before frosts, so that they have at least a week or two to adapt and prepare for winter. During this time, the plants manage to gain a foothold in the ground, then they simply winter in the snow. If wintering is going well, in spring buds open up near shrubs or trees.
During autumn planting, a perennial plant receives more time for adaptation, which means that it will bloom and bear fruit a season earlier than the plants planted in spring.The practice of gardeners shows that autumn planting is in some cases more effective than spring planting. But there is a risk of death of the plant from frost or lack of moisture. During the autumn planting, seedlings should be insulated for the winter, although each variety has its own recommendations.
Interesting fact: other crops are sown in the fall. In particular, there are plantings of wheat called winter crops - they are just planted in the fall. Many farms use both winter and spring planting methods, selecting crops for which one or another variant of sowing is recommended.
Thus, plants are planted in the spring due to the fact that they better take root precisely in this period. The spring sun gives them energy for germination and vegetation, and then they have the whole summer left for flowering and fruiting. Spring planting is most promising for those who want to get a big crop, or to grow beautiful flowers. In the northern latitudes, you have to start growing seedlings at home, because spring does not provide enough heat for planting in the ground.
But despite all the inconveniences that may be associated with this, gardeners still adhere to this scheme for heat-loving plants and for crops that need a long time for the formation of fruits. The spring sun powerfully spurs the vegetation, and plant lovers do not want to miss this favorable period.
