Work in the garden or around the homestead in autumn is no less important than in spring.If you properly prepare the plants for winter, there will be less trouble in the spring.Egidijus Kaluina, head of the nursery of the Panevėžys regional branch of the State Forestry Administration, talks about how to prepare trees and bushes for the approaching cold season on the LRT TELEVISION program "Labas rytas, Lietuva".If they are properly prepared, they will successfully overwinter, looking at conifer seedlings E. Kaluina.And everything starts with proper planting."The conifer should be planted as early as possible.They are planted from mid-August to the end of September, because conifers are a tree that evaporates moisture.You have to be able to establish yourself in the ground.Deciduous is a plant that is planted later.We planted a conifer, then we can decorate the house with leaves", assures E. Kaluina.The interviewer emphasizes that the leaves must fall by themselves, naturally, they cannot be picked.Only after they are cut down can you start planting."One of the main points is that both deciduous and conifers need to be watered when planting in autumn.No matter how wet, you still water.The earth only looks wet, but water must go around the roots, fill the air gaps that were created during planting.Those gaps are the most harmful to the plant, because they dry out the roots," says the manager of the nursery of the Panevėžys regional branch of the State Forestry Administration.Watering in the approach of winter is also necessary for plants that are not growing for the first year.In the cold season, they evaporate moisture, so water should not be spared even now, when the soil is bitten by surface frosts.These tips are suitable not only for ornamental plants and trees, but also for fruit trees and shrubs that are currently preparing for winter.After purchasing a plant, it is a good idea to carefully inspect its roots.E. Kaluina says that if you bought a plant with roots, it is necessary to tear them out.Because the roots of seedlings grown in closed pots will continue to grow like this even if they are moved to soil.In this way, a plant that thrives in the first year may wither after a couple of years: its roots will lack space and nutrients."The root system is the whole beginning of plant growth.When planting plants from a container, always plant them deeper.One of the main things is that the Christmas tree cannot be planted level with the soil.We have to plant two or three centimeters deeper so that all the moisture does not evaporate like through a chimney.Until it is formed, the roots will escape further", explains the specialist.When spring comes, plants will need attention again.They will be more demanding again when the frost is removed and they are preparing to spread the buds.Overwintered plants should be fertilized with complex fertilizers, they feed both the plant and the soil around it.According to the manager of the nursery, a young plant needs complex fertilizers.Organic ones are more suitable for mature deciduous or conifers.After buying spring and autumn fertilizers, they can be used in small quantities for several years.Complex fertilizers are suitable for all garden plants.Read more - October 14.in the recording of the program "Labas rytas, Lietuva".