When nature awakens from hibernation, not all remnants of the cold season have been removed. So that crocuses and daffodils don't have to fight their way through a thick cover of foliage, it's worth clearing the garden of wilted leaves in spring. If you pay attention to the right time, you will welcome spring with all its advantages.
When should you remove the leaves in spring?
In spring, the time to remove the leaves depends on the function: Leaves on beds can be removed after the ice saints in May, leaves as winter protection should be removed in mid-March and leaves from the lawn should be removed immediately to prevent moss formation to prevent.
The leaves that fall in autumn lie on beds and lawns. Here it serves as a natural frost protection, which is why clever gardeners only remove the withered leaves the following spring. They also deliberately layer a layer of leaves around perennials to keep out the icy temperatures. How and when you begin the cleanup depends on the function the foliage serves. A distinction must be made between
- Leaves on beds
- Leaves as winter protection
- Leaves on the lawn
Removing leaves from the beds
Time
Since fallen leaves provide ideal and natural frost protection for your flowers, you should let the leaves rest on the beds for as long as possible. Since late frosts can still occur in May, it is recommended to remove the leaves after the ice saints. The leaf layer also inhibits the development of weeds, so you will have less work to do when spring cleaning the garden. However, you should not throw away the old leaves after cleaning up. It's best to chop up the leaves and add them to the beds in shredded form as fertilizer.
Remove leaves for winter protection
Time
If the leaves are used specifically as winter protection, you should remove them in mid-March. As a rule, you also cover the cold-insulating sheets with a jute or linen bag. However, this protection prevents the plant from getting water and air in spring.
Removing leaves from the lawn
Time
You should remove the leaves from the lawn immediately. Moss quickly forms under the leaves, especially when they are wet. It's best to use a lawn broom (€16.00 on Amazon) to avoid damaging crocuses and other spring flowers.
