{"id":8462,"date":"2025-09-05T09:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/?p=8462"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:17:11","slug":"removing-summer-crops-a-necessary-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/retirar-els-cultius-destiu-una-feina-necessaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing summer crops: a necessary job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height:2\">With the arrival of autumn, it&#039;s time to remove summer crops: tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, zucchini... Often, when production declines, they are not removed and remain in the garden for weeks longer, but leaving dead or damaged plants in the field can be a major source of pests and diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do they need to be removed?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Persistent pests<\/strong>: aphids, spider mites or whiteflies can survive in plant remains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Fungal diseases<\/strong>: Mildew, powdery mildew and other fungi remain on dry leaves and stems, and can re-sprout vigorously in the spring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Garden hygiene<\/strong>: a clean space facilitates autumn-winter sowing and planting and reduces risks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should summer crops be removed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no exact date, but signs that tell us it is time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>End of production<\/strong>: when the fruits no longer ripen well and the plant only maintains old leaves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Established pests<\/strong>: if aphids, spider mites or whiteflies already dominate the plant, it is not worth keeping it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Climatic conditions<\/strong>: in autumn, when cold nights arrive and production slows down a lot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Need to prepare the ground<\/strong>: for sowing or planting autumn-winter crops (cabbage, spinach, beans, garlic, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:2\">In summary, <strong>It&#039;s better to retire a little early than too late.<\/strong>: this prevents the plant from being a source of problems and saves time to prepare the soil well and make use of the leftovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we do with the leftovers?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#039;s not just about pulling up and throwing it away. Plant debris has a lot of value if it&#039;s put to good use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Composting<\/strong>: crushed and mixed with dry matter (straw, leaf litter), they provide nutrients to the compost. If the compost is well made, it doesn&#039;t matter if the plants have pests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\"><strong>Green fertilizer<\/strong> (if the plants are healthy): they can be buried lightly so that when they decompose they improve the structure and fertility of the soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical advice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:2\">First remove plants with clear symptoms of disease and do not compost them (better to dispose of them).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\">Crush or cut the leftovers before composting them: they will decompose faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\">Take the opportunity to check the condition of the soil and, if necessary, incorporate organic matter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:2\">Plan your crop rotation now: good rotation will help maintain fertility and reduce pest pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:2\">Ultimately, removing summer crops is not just a matter of order, but a good practice to keep the garden healthy and productive. Furthermore, if we make good use of it, what might seem like waste becomes a valuable resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amb l\u2019arribada de la tardor toca retirar els cultius d\u2019estiu: tom\u00e0tigues, pebres, alberg\u00ednies, carabassons&#8230; Sovint, quan la producci\u00f3 decau, no es retiren i queden a l\u2019hort setmanes de m\u00e9s, per\u00f2 deixar les plantes mortes o malmeses al camp pot ser un focus important de plagues i malalties. Per qu\u00e8 cal retirar-los? Quan s&#8217;han de retirar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":8464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[67],"class_list":["post-8462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrades-del-blog","tag-varietatslocals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}