The falling snow and rain in Abitibi-Témiscamingue reminds us that it is not yet time to prepare the ground and flower beds.
Failing to put both hands on the ground outside, Alain Desrochers suggests some work to be done these days.
Of course, the snow was there to tell us to relax. It’s not time to play in the dirt. Do not work the ground when it is wetemphasizes professor of organic agriculture at Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue and teacher of horticultural production at the Center Frère-Moffet in Ville-Marie.
He suggests that frost is ideal for cutting fruit trees such as apple and cherry trees or haskap plants before the arrival of buds. The best time is short to spray the sleeping oil against insects such as mites.
Watch Alain Desrochers’ narratives on seedlings at the shoots.
Source: Radio-Canada
