Autumn emergency measures

Autumn weather can depress our mood, but even so, there are days when the sun shines. These are the days when we can do a lot of things in our garden. Autumn gives us a lot of work. It is necessary to winterize the plants, tidy up the lawn and deciduous trees also give their job.

Gathering the Avar makes for continuous activity. Autumn leaf fall is a natural process, and so do plants that live in nature. They even try to take advantage of it. The Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Association draws attention to the fact that we treat the aviary with great care. This is necessary because our garden and fallen leaves are tempting for hedgehogs. The collected avar, which is found in a pile but without bagging in the garden, is a great hiding place for spiny animals. In preparation for the winter dream, they look for the right place where they can fall asleep. The temperature, which permanently drops below 8 degrees Celsius, causes them to retreat and sleep.

The collected avar can even be a protector of trees, shrubs and bushes, if we cover their stems with it, and it also becomes a nutrient when it decomposes. Leaves arranged in piles can also be a winter accommodation for hedgehogs. If we don’t want hedgehogs in our garden, we need to collect the leaf piles and take them out of the garden. Those who are not bothered by the presence of prickly animals should be more careful now.

Hedgehog protection garden action

If we have collected the leaves of the deciduous trees in our garden and piled them up in piles, but do not want to keep it there, we need to transport it. In the meantime, however, hedgehogs can also move in, so be careful:

• Make sure there are no hedgehogs in the pile of leaves. This can be done by breaking down the pile layer by layer. Going from top to bottom, bag the scrap in smaller portions,
• Pull on gloves and even look for the presence of hedgehogs in the avar, even by hand,
• Don’t think that if a hedgehog is dragged between the leaves, they will be immediately fleeed by the sound we made. Hedgehogs, on the contrary, make a ball and wait for their environment to calm down, so it’s not that easy to find them,
• The biggest mistake we can make is to burn the tar immediately without any inspection. It can also cost the lives of hedgehogs, but this custom must be forgotten anyway, because cremation is banned from January 1st.

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(Source: marmalade.co.hu | pictures: pixabay.com)