The winter season takes its toll on the garden - frost can damage the water pipes in the outdoor area, lawns and plants suffer from fungal diseases under the blanket of snow, and the greenhouse/garden house is put to the test. To avoid expensive repairs, winter damage in the allotment garden should be repaired in good time. A spring check is definitely worth it for the hobby gardener - careful inspection can prevent many problems. In addition, the coming summer months allow sufficient time to correct defects.
Create a checklist
Depending on how the garden is equipped/designed, various types of winter damage can occur. That's why it's worth creating a checklist based on the garden sketch. The patio, pool, garden path, greenhouse/garden house, drainage system and garden fence should be thoroughly inspected at the end of March/beginning of April. This leaves enough time to find specialists who can repair winter damage in the allotment. If this inspection takes place annually, a smaller budget is sufficient for maintenance - but around 100 euros per month should definitely be set aside as a financial reserve. Costly damage (for example as a result of a storm) can be caused with aOnline credit can be repaired.
From mid-April the plants and the lawn can also be checked. Here the above-mentioned garden sketch comes in handy again for orientation.
Thoroughly inspect buildings and systems in the outdoor area – what should you pay attention to?
A visual inspection of the garden house/greenhouse is sufficient to detect winter damage. With a tiled roof, the individual tiles are checked thoroughly, external walls and flat roofs are checked for moss, and the roof drainage must also work well.
Depending on which oneFlooring for the terraceis selected, it must also be checked for cracks, cracked tiles and moss on the wooden floor. Even small repairs cannot wait here, because in spring moisture penetrates, which can damage the structure.
If the stair slabs have lifted during the cold season or the garden path needs to be repaired, this winter damage can also be repaired in the summer.
For theMaintenance of the pool systemIt is best to commission the specialists responsible for this. Hobby gardeners can also clean smaller systems such as fountains themselves and reinstall the pump from April. Drainage systems should be thoroughly cleaned before garden water is turned back on.
The metal garden fence is first hosed down with a high-pressure cleaner in the spring, then the old paint is checked for scratches and, if necessary, partially sanded and repainted. In the case of wooden fences, the paint also plays a crucial role in the longevity of the construction - it forms a protective layer against rain, snow and wind in winter.
Maintain lawns, plants and trees
It's not just systems and buildings that can be damaged in winter - these tooLawn areaand the plants sometimes cannot withstand the frost and snow cover. A few simple rules will help prevent problems, otherwise the damage will be too great in spring. For example, the evergreen plants in the garden are often forgotten in the winter months - but in fact they also need watering in the cold season. Snow should be regularly removed from branches and hedges and trees must be protected from frost and cold during the cold season. It is best not to walk on the lawn so that rot does not form under the snow and then suddenly unsightly brown spots appear in the lawn in spring. Hobby gardeners should also use road salt sparingly, as this substance can damage the flowers and plants around the garden path.
