Heaters for summer cottages: which is better, reviews and tips for choosing

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After finishing the autumn work at their summer cottage, many take a break before the beginning of the spring warming. At the same time, snow cover and winter cold are not an obstacle to the preparation of the site for the upcoming season. This opportunity should not be neglected. After all, in winter you can do a lot of useful things in the country. So, let's figure out in detail what useful things you can do in the cold season.

Snow removal

Greenhouses in the backyard require special attention. If the glass is not removed from the roof in the fall, then it is necessary to periodically free them from snow. In this case, it will be possible to avoid unnecessary repairs to the greenhouse and additional waste of time and money.
In regions where there is a large amount of snow, it is recommended to periodically free the crowns of some woody plants from the snow cap. Over time, the snow on the branches thickens, ice crusts appear and, under their weight, the shoots can break off, and the bark can crack. The risk increases especially during a thaw.

Therefore, if there was a heavy snowfall, it is not a sin to visit the garden to check the situation. Coniferous crops in the garden deserve special attention. They are more susceptible to injury under the weight of the snow cover. Therefore, if in the fall you forgot to pull off their crown with twine or rope, then do it at the beginning of winter. But first remove the snow, return the shoots to their natural position.

Leaving conifers to their own devices, which have very plastic wood (for example, thuja and junipers), is undesirable - branches twisted during the winter may not return to their original position and the neat shape of the crown will be lost.

Snow and ice should be removed from trees very carefully. It is impossible to melt the ice with heat for the sake of cleaning the branches - it can provoke premature activation of the buds and harm the shoots themselves. Very large branches of fruit trees, which lean down under the weight of snow, should be slowly and carefully lifted and tied to the trunk for fixation.

If the branch still breaks, then it is better to cut it down immediately, leaving a small stump. In this case, it is necessary to cut down from the bottom up, so as not to rip off part of the bark under the branch. In the spring, this stump will need to be cut into a ring and the wound should be treated with an appropriate remedy.

Aligning the emotional background

Perhaps most of all we lack the emotional and stressful component. We grow our pets literally from seeds. We give them time, energy and care. We rejoice when they grow up healthy and strong. We get excited when we get sick. And we are proud when they finally grow huge, beautiful and delicious. Well, where do you want to splash out all this gamut of feelings after the harvest? Let's try here:
If you have a greenhouse or winter garden, the issue is not even worth discussing. This is ideal. Prudent "chronic" summer residents probably took care of roots, phyto-lamps and microgreen seeds for a home mini-garden. Also a great solution. Indoor flowers completely replace garden pets. And mini gardens or succulent paintings can comfort your indoor gardener or designer until spring.

Many summer residents believe that there is nothing to do in the country in winter, but this is a misconception. What is winter? These are months of cold, frost, snowstorms and blizzards. At this time, once again, I do not want to go out into the street. I would like to sit comfortably, cover myself with a blanket and sip a cup of hot tea. Despite this, you will have to go to the dacha several times during the winter. It is best to make the trip after a bitter frost and heavy snowfall. Why do you ask what to do in the country in winter? We will try to convince you of this need.

For a trip to the country house in winter, prepare a defroster for the keyhole, since in winter you may not open the lock on the gate. This agent must be poured into the inside of the castle. A folding spatula may be needed to remove ice on the lock or match with paper to warm the lock.

When you enter the site, you will not regret coming: pristine pure white snow, trees under thick snow caps that create a heavy load on the branches.

Branches extending from the trunk of trees at an acute angle need to be unloaded from snow: very carefully knock on the branches with the handle of a shovel.

Next, see if there are “funnels” at the base of the trunk, if there is, then they need to be filled with snow, otherwise the root system will freeze out. If there is little snow in the near-trunk circles, then collect it from the paths, the roof of the greenhouse, the barn and throw it to the trees, especially to the cherries.

Inspect, it may need to be updated. In February, even the weak sun can cause burns.

When finished with fruit trees, we examine. In general, conifers are prepared for winter in the fall, tying them diagonally from top to bottom with twine so that in winter the branches of conifers do not hang from the snow.

The next stop station is a greenhouse, especially if it is film. The severity of the snow can push through the film, so the roof can be cleaned of snow with a mop or other blunt object, trying not to damage the film. Even a small hole from the winter wind will turn into a big tragedy in the spring.

Check if there is, correct the spruce branches if necessary.

Do not forget about birds, hang pieces of unsalted bacon for tits on young trees, thereby you will scare off hares, they do not like the smell of bacon, and feed the birds that will protect the plants from pests. A titmouse, having eaten in one place several times, considers it a home, therefore, be sure or and every time you come to the country in winter, do not forget to add food there (millet, crushed white bread crumbs, sunflower). If there is no food, and mountain ash grows on the site, then that's it, you won't see the berries, the birds will peck.

When the main work at the dacha in winter is done, you can relax: make a barbecue, capture interesting landscapes, drink tea and get ready back home.

Also in winter, do not forget to inspect and. If rot is detected, the tubers are treated with a pink solution of potassium permanganate, the damaged part is cut out and smeared with brilliant green. If there is a sprouted onion, then you can plant it in the ground, put it on the windowsill, and harvest it after a few weeks.

In late February and early March, sowing of seeds of sweet pepper, eggplant, root celery begins.

In winter, they check garden tools: for pruning trees and shrubs, a pruner, a brush cutter, for spraying - a sprayer.

To the question of what to do in the winter at the dacha, you can often hear the following answer: "Relax, ski, cook barbecue, have fun with a good company." Without arguing with this point of view, you still need to understand that most Russian summer residents will find things in winter that will prepare a garden for the next season.

Make minor repairs to your home and outbuildings

In the summer, there are so many things to do in the garden and vegetable garden that it may not be possible to eliminate minor breakdowns or major repairs. Shelves do not hang in their place, window frames are crumbling, wallpaper corners are peeling off and locks are seizing while the owners are fighting for the harvest.But in winter, in a heated house, you can eliminate these and other problems, without rushing anywhere, renovate furniture or decorate the interior.

True, if heating in your house is not provided, the repair will have to be postponed until spring. Or take the broken elements with you to the city in order to fix them there and only then return them to their rightful place.

Tree care

In the southern regions, in February, you can already start caring for apple trees, pears and other fruit and ornamental crops. Pruning and grafting trees. What to do in winter at a dacha in central Russia, if these events can only start here in March-April? There is always work in the garden in winter!

At the end of February, it is already possible to update the whitewashing of the trunks so that the first rays of the spring sun do not harm the trees - burns, cracks. The fact is that in early spring, under the influence of contrasting factors - the bright sun during the day and low temperatures at night, the tree bark begins to peel off and crack. In this case, timely whitewashing reliably protects the trees.

In winter, many dangers threaten your garden, and the main ones can be safely considered not so much snow as the sun and rodents. The first is especially bad for trees. Which were not whitewashed or protected from burns and frost damage in a different way in the fall, and before the second the youngest seedlings on the site are powerless.

Despite the fact that many gardeners whiten trees in the spring, it is correct to do it in late autumn or early winter, renewing the paint as it rinses off. Alternatively, you can wrap the tree trunks with paper or install protective shields on the sunny side.

But in the situation with mice eating up thin roots and delicate bark of trees, everything is not so simple. It is useless to trample snow in near-trunk circles - mice can easily gnaw through even wooden walls, so the snow is not a hindrance to them at all. It is dangerous to lay out poisonous baits - they can dissolve in the soil or catch the eye of birds or a neighbor's cat.

Wrapping the barrel with several layers of fine mesh is laborious, and besides, mice can easily dig a tunnel. What is left? For example, wrap tree trunks with artificial materials that allow air to pass through, but do not cause appetite in rodents, or lay sharp-smelling plants and sawdust impregnated with carbolic acid in the tree trunks.

Home garden

Studying is a study, but sometimes this does not save you from the blues at the dacha. After all, you often really want to just tinker with the ground. See how something grows, blooms and turns green. I would like to get in touch with nature.
And in this case, a real (albeit small) home garden will perfectly be able to help us out. When I started researching this question, I was simply amazed how much you can grow at home.

• Someone creates vegetable gardens with herbs, spices and herbs right in their kitchen.
• Who grows peppers and cherry tomatoes.
• And someone gets themselves something exotic - kiwi, tangerine trees or even pineapples.
• I don't even mention indoor flowers

So I got seriously fired up with the idea of ​​a home garden. Therefore, wait for publications on this topic in the near future :)

Seed and planting material preparation

Many flower and vegetable crops will have to be sown for seedlings in late February and early March. Therefore, do not waste time - it is better to stock up on seeds and bulbs in advance. It is during the winter months that you can, without haste, order or buy the desired varieties, check their germination.

If you have your own seeds, tubers and bulbs, be sure to check the condition. The mold that has appeared must be eliminated in time - the infected areas must be cleaned and sprinkled with ash or fungicide so that the infection does not have time to spoil everything prepared for the spring. If the root tubers are dry, then they should be placed in wet sand or moss - this will return turgor to their cells.

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Darkness options:

Read and re-read all of Kurdyumov's clever books; Master the method of Dr. Mietlider; Learn Masanobu Fukuoka's One Straw Revolution as a Pioneer Oath; Finally, download and "swallow" the entire Hession; Attend at least virtual gardening workshops; Review all programs with Andrey Tumanov and Natalia Zemskaya; Draw up a planting plan for the spring; Run through foreign online stores and order new seeds for your experimentarium; Master a couple of computer programs for landscape design; Reincarnate as a home landscape design specialist. If you take LEGO for this, at the same time you will be able to keep your children or grandchildren with an exciting game.
And if you replace the constructor with styrofoam, cardboard and toothpicks, you get a homemade model with mobile modules for designing anything from an alpine slide to an orchard.

Drawing up a diagram of flower beds

Even if you mulched the rose garden or vegetables sown before winter, they can die. The reason for this will be damping, which occurs if the weather changes dramatically. When loose snow melts and freezes with a crust, air stops flowing to the soil, and many crops can die.

In this case, you need to make holes in the snow cover or install shelters with the possibility of ventilation in the fall.

This is another winter activity. Agree that a beautiful flower arrangement that blooms throughout the spring-summer-autumn period looks much better than randomly planted groups of flowers.

You can, of course, use ready-made flower garden schemes that have been thought out and compiled by specialist florists. This makes the task much easier. In such ready-made templates for flower beds, rabatok, rockeries, everything is taken into account - species composition, soil quality, duration and season of flowering and many other features. You just have to use the development.

But if you have the time and desire to try yourself as a flower grower, then do it yourself and slowly develop a flower garden in winter.

These are the works in the garden in winter await with impatience every gardener and gardener. Both a professional and an amateur will find what to do in the winter at the dacha and at home.

For some reason, the city dwellers have a very strong opinion that the dacha does not need maintenance in winter. And in fact, what to do in winter for an inhabitant of a country house on a personal plot of which there is no living creature that requires constant care, and the vegetable garden and garden are covered with a white blanket? What to do in the winter at the dacha?

It seems like there really is nothing. In fact, this is far from the case and to think that in winter you can sit back and, basking in a warm stove, watch the round dance of snowflakes, only a very inexperienced gardener can afford.

And there is no doubt that such a life at the dacha in winter will lead to the fact that the garden of such an unfortunate summer resident will never give a good harvest. After all, winter in the country is a period when a huge number of all kinds of dangers appear that threaten any garden, especially not so long ago.

Therefore, it is not recommended to leave your fruit trees to the mercy of fate, so that in the spring they bloom and bloom, in winter you need to do a lot for them, take care of a lot, so that a knowledgeable and experienced gardener does not have to hope for peace even with the onset of cold weather - there will always be work for them ...

Life in the country in winter - what to do, what to do One of the main tasks is to protect trees from the raids of hares and various rodents. In the conditions of winter lack of food, the bark of fruit trees becomes an excellent delicacy for them. The trees themselves, devoid of bark, most often die, and if they survive, then until the end of their days they are distinguished by very weak fruiting.

To protect fruit trees from hares, you need to arrange a special trunk strapping made of a metal mesh with small diameter cells.You can also go in a more economical way, covering the trunks behind the protection of the plywood or wrapping them with non-woven material.

As an additional measure, you can recommend applying carbolic acid or tar to the trunk, the smell of which scares off rodents. However, remember that no matter what measures you take, hares will still try to get to the trees, so during the winter you need to periodically check the condition of the harness and correct it if necessary, as well as regularly refill the coating.

An important component of winter tree protection is the timely whitewashing of the trunks. This is done to protect them from the so-called frostbites, which often become the causes of cracks and other damage to the bark. The frost holes themselves appear as a result of sunburn, so that, starting from about the end of February, when the winter sun begins to gain strength, you need to carefully monitor the condition of the whitewash, which tends to peel off over time.

The best protection of trees from cold weather is snow, which has excellent thermal insulation properties. Therefore, it is good when it drops out in sufficient quantity.

If there is an acute shortage of it, then in order to insulate the trunks, it is necessary to collect snow from other places of the personal plot, for example, from the paths. You need to add it to the trunk circles or directly to the trunks. Heat-loving trees especially need such protection.

You will have to make a fuss even if there is too much snow, especially if it is wet and sticky. In these cases, it accumulates on the crown of the tree and too thin branches may not withstand such a load, break in half.

Therefore, you need to carefully monitor the condition of the trees and, if necessary, shake off the snow from them. Too much snow accumulation on the roofs of sheds and living quarters does not lead to good either.

In winter, not only the garden needs to be taken care of, but also the vegetable garden, on which holes are often made with winter plantings or perennial plants. In this case, you need to regularly check the reliability of the shelter of the plants and, if necessary, correct the spruce branches.

To ward off mice from the hole, a special poison is most often put into it, the state of which must also be constantly monitored, otherwise it will get wet and lose its effectiveness.

The device of winter feeders for birds, a titmouse and a birdhouse is not just fun, since the lured birds in the spring will become the best defenders of your garden from all kinds of pests. In addition, you can combine the useful with the pleasant by hanging pieces of bacon on the branches of the trees - the tits simply adore it, but all the same hares cannot stand it.

With the onset of winter and the onset of cold weather, work at the summer cottage has become much less. But it only seems so at first glance. The caring gardener and gardener always have something to do, regardless of the season. The summer cottage needs to be maintained in proper condition in the winter months, so that in the spring you can immediately start new business.

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The main danger for garden trees and shrubs is rodents and severe frosts. Snow acts as a reliable insulation of the root system, with a lack of which it can die. In a snowy winter, you need to throw more of it on plants from free areas.

It is necessary to shake off the adhesion of wet snow from the branches so that they do not break from gravity. Heavy snowfall can harm both fruit and conifers. Sagging branches of conifers may not take their original position, and the appearance of the trees will suffer from this. Supports or homemade frames can be placed on the shrubs. This will also keep the branches from being damaged.

Mice and hares are the main pests of the bark of garden trees. Uninvited guests deprive the tree of protection, from which the latter die or begin to bear weak fruit.In order to prevent such damage, the trunks are wrapped with wire mesh, dense material, film, roofing material, enclosed with planks or coated with tar - its smell frightens off harmful rodents. Trampling snow around garden plants works well: in densely packed snow, it is difficult for rodents to dig passages and trenches.

Towards the end of winter, in February, you should check for the presence of whitewash on the tree trunk. Due to the sun's rays, frost cracks can appear, which form cracks and other damage on the bark.

In the garden, they check whether the winter plantings of garlic, onions, carrots are securely covered. Inspect flower beds and an alpine slide, if any, for protection from freezing.

It will not be superfluous to look into the shed and check the condition of the working gardening equipment and other equally significant small items: seed boxes, funnels, gloves, pipettes, disposable cups, seedling boxes. There are a lot of important little things in the dacha business.

It is worth reviewing the available seeds and fertilizers, how they are stored and checking the expiration date. You can buy new ones while there is time.

If tubers or bulbs are stored in the basement, they must be examined and diseased or spoiled ones removed. If rot is found, it is cut off to healthy tissue, and the sections are disinfected with green stuff.

It will be a good deed to fill the bird feeders with bread. In the summer, they helped fight small insects in flower beds and a vegetable garden, now it's time to take care of them.

So the summer resident will have enough classes in winter, but the garden and vegetable garden will be fully prepared for the onset of a new fruitful season.

It is generally accepted that with the onset of winter cold weather, it is time for summer residents to rest. But it is not so. In order for the summer cottage to delight with its uniqueness and bright colors of greenery, flowers and fruits from early spring, it is necessary to start taking care of this from winter.

Heaters for summer cottages: which is better (reviews, manufacturer's review)?

Currently, a huge number of companies produce heaters for summer cottages and houses. It is not difficult to get confused in this variety, therefore, the most popular heaters for summer cottages are presented below. Which is better? Reviews and a detailed review of the characteristics will help you figure it out.

Let's move on to reviews from the Yandex market about the two models presented above.

Not all summer cottages have a fireplace or stove that can serve as heating elements in cold weather. In this case, heaters are needed for summer cottages.But, due to the fact that stove heating is accompanied by such unpleasant things as increased fire hazard and emission of carbon monoxide, many summer residents deliberately switch to more modern methods of heating premises - heaters for summer cottages.

Seedling preparation

To meet the spring sowing of seedlings fully armed, it is better to prepare pots and boxes in winter. By the time the first rays of the sun appear, you will have everything ready for active work.

What to do in winter at the dacha from sowing work? The earliest crops are sown in the last days of winter. At the end of February, it's time to deal with seedlings of peppers, eggplants, celery, cabbage, onions for turnips, early ripe varieties of tomatoes and cucumbers.

But there are a number of species that begin to sow earlier than this date - already in early February, January or even December. These types include:

• Annuals that bloom five or six months after sowing. They require a long growing season before blooming. An example is the Shabo carnation (sown in late January-early February).
• Heat-loving perennials that grow like annuals in a continental climate: morning glory, tunbergia, kobea, rhodochiton.
• Tuberous plants that are grown from seed and that take a long time to develop strong, full-fledged underground organs in the first year of life. Such a plant is, for example, tuberous begonia. If you sow this ornamental plant in January or even December, then you are guaranteed to get flowering in the same year, and by autumn the begonias will have large tubers, which are also better stored than those planted in February-March.
• Cultures, the seeds of which require preliminary stratification to activate germination. Such cultures include: aquilegia, rutniks, clematis, spring gentian, stemless gentian, swimsuits, lavender, lumbago, princes, breaks, irises, jeffersonias, primroses.
• Plants that take a very long time to germinate. They can be identified by the presence of a dense shell.
• Floral annuals, which are planned to be used for decorating terraces, loggias, balconies. When sown very early, these plants will begin to bloom as early as May: petunia, snapdragon, lobelia.

Chop wood

Those who have a wood-burning stove, fireplace, brazier or garbage-burning stove in the country are regularly faced with the need to chop wood. In the summer, there is often no time for this and only a few logs are chopped for immediate needs. But on a free weekend in winter, you can safely chop a whole woodpile, which will be enough for almost the entire season.

Do not forget to dress for the weather and protect your back when chopping wood, and also make sure in advance that there is a first-aid kit in the country.

The best fan heaters for summer cottages

In the final category of the rating, we will look at fan heaters. These are good and inexpensive models ideal for summer residents. They heat up quickly, pushing the air around the house. It is very convenient that most devices of this type provide the ability to work without heating, so fan heaters will be used in the country even in summer. However, you can choose such a device only for small rooms, since in rooms with a large area they will not be as effective. Other disadvantages should be taken into account, such as the possibility of an unpleasant odor due to dust getting on the heating element. The latter, by the way, can be ceramic or spiral. The first is better in many respects - it is more reliable and does not burn oxygen.

RESANTA TVK-2

Reliable fan heater with two stages of heating and ventilation modes (operation without room heating). All controls are located on the top of the device, including the thermostat and the button for turning the base. The latter function allows you to distribute heat more evenly and faster throughout the room. The performance of TVK-2 is 1800 W, but the device can also operate in half power mode.

Advantages:

• two heating modes;
• work without heating;
• convenient control;
• solid assembly;
• swivel body;
• ceramic heating element.

Disadvantages:

• snaps when rotating.

Polaris PCDH 1871

Stylish and compact fan heater with ceramic heating element. Fast heating of premises without air combustion. Possibility of fine adjustment of temperature as well as tilt angle for air flow control.

In the line of PCDH desktop heaters from Polaris there are many interesting models with excellent designs and power from 500 watts.

The manufacturer took care of the reliability of the device, therefore, the protection against overheating in this fan heater is double. Also, PCDH 1871 automatically shuts off when rollover. The power of the device is 1800 W (for 18 square meters).

Advantages:

• refractory plastic body;
• stylish appearance;
• advanced overheating protection;
• tilt angle adjustment;
• compact size;
• convenient control.

Disadvantages:

• high noise level;
• average cost.

Ballu BFH / C-29

And we will finish with a device that will be ideal not only for buyers with a small budget, but also for connoisseurs of compactness. Ballu BFH / C-29 weighs only 1 kg, while offering quite good power characteristics for its dimensions - 750 or 1500 watts. As for the dimensions, the height of the device is a modest 24.5 cm, and the width and depth are only 16 and 10.7 cm. The design of the fan heater looks more like a portable column, not a heater. On its front panel, in addition to a protective grill, there is a mechanical regulator that allows you to choose the optimal performance.

Advantages:

• ventilation without heating;
• high speed of work;
• two power steps;
• rollover protection;
• low noise level;
• stylish Hi-Tech design.

Drawing up a crop rotation

Work in the garden in winter can be not only "field", but also "office". These include. Every competent gardener knows about the importance of alternating vegetable crops in the beds.

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In order not to strain your memory in the coming spring when choosing a place for planting cabbage or tomato seedlings, it is better to reproduce the previous year's planting scheme on paper in a calm atmosphere in advance and plan the beds for the upcoming season. This deliberate approach will help to achieve higher yields of vegetables and avoid outbreaks of infections and the growth of pest populations in the garden.

Which heater is better for home: a comparative analysis

Reviews will help you choose the appropriate option. What are the best heaters for a summer residence to choose can be advised by many buyers of this type of structure. When choosing the right product, it is worth choosing the right power. This indicator depends on the volume of the room. It is better to purchase models with additional functions. This can be a power regulator, a built-in humidifier and the ability to automatically turn off when the device falls.

Ceiling heaters fit perfectly into the suburban interior

Table 2. Prices for some models of different types of heaters

Update tools

Probably, almost every gardener was faced with a situation when at the very beginning of the spring season he comes to the barn for an urgently needed tool, and that one rusted, bent or even broke down in the fall. In order not to waste hot May days looking for a whole shovel or painful grinding of a handle, put all the tools in order over the winter.

The same goes for the equipment - make sure that it is in good working order, stock up on consumables (trimmer line, oil and gasoline for the mower, etc.).

Symptoms of dacha illness

When I started a vegetable garden, it gradually, but firmly, took all the place that in the soul of a normal woman is usually reserved for TV shows, spa salons, chatting with friends, beading and shopping. And everything would be fine, but after golden November comes a gloomy off-season. For a long time, there is no need to rush to the beds early in the morning in order to have time to finish weeding and watering before the heat. There is no need to fight the unkillable wheatgrass, the endless Colorado potato beetle and the tireless slugs. Not a single cunning cucumber will hide from you under the leaves and not a single belated nut will hit the top of your head. Longing, and nothing more. And what is most offensive - neither series, nor spa salons, nor further on the list pleases. What's the matter?
Psychologists have a squeaky but accurate word for this - deprivation. Translated from Latin, it means loss or deprivation. Those. if you take away sleep or food from a person for a long time, communication or the opportunity to do what you love - that's all, hello, deprivation! This means irritability and aggression, neuroses and even somatic diseases. Despite the fact that from autumn to spring we are sad and sick more often than usual. And now the last warm days filled with greenery and meaning have been taken away from the summer residents.

And how are we to be? How to dilute the concentrate of winter despondency? How not to fall into suspended animation and increase the level of hormones of simple summer cottage happiness in the body?

How to decorate your garden in winter

Snow cover is a natural decoration of the garden. The whiteness of the snow, silence, trees in an amazing winter decoration will turn the garden into a fabulous location.

The New Year's decoration of the garden will be hung on trees and bushes: garlands of multi-colored lamps, Christmas decorations, figures of animals and snowmen sculpted from snow.

Backlights, sparklers, firecrackers, bright fireworks will give the garden a festive brightness and originality. This decoration will beautify the garden area even after the holidays.

The Winter Garden is the best place to meet the New Year and Christmas with family and friends!

In preparation for winter, garden tools are also needed - a necessary tool for the summer resident.

Inspect the site fencing

If, according to the old dacha tradition, you are separated from your neighbors only by currant bushes, you can be glad for you ... or sympathize, because this will definitely not protect your garden from hares. In addition, in winter, stray cats and dogs can easily enter the area with a conventional fence, capable of stirring up garbage in search of food or making a shelter on the porch.

It is also necessary to check the integrity of the fence after strong winds and blizzards, since old wooden fences may not withstand the pressure of the elements and collapse.

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Storage of inventory in the country

During use, the garden tool must be in proper condition - this is understandable to every summer resident. It is important to keep it intact so that it is suitable for use next year, and after the end of the summer season, it must be cleaned of the remnants of earth, greenery and manure, washed well, dried and lubricated. For storing garden tools in the country, a special place should be set aside, inaccessible to children and animals, dry and reliable.

It is better to keep secateurs, scissors, saws and hacksaws in special covers after cleaning and lubrication. It is necessary to store gasoline and power tools such as a cultivator for summer cottages in a dry, specially adapted room.In the event of a tool malfunction, winter is a good time to repair and prevent it.

If you have an electric garden waste and household waste shredder in your arsenal, keep it clean and lubricated. In addition, the electrical cord must not be flawed. In order to prevent the electrical wiring from becoming brittle during the winter period, this tool must be stored in a warm place.

Equipment that has been successfully preserved and repaired in winter will help you plant and grow a good harvest in your country house.

The best convectors for summer cottages

If you want an attractive design and practicality while maintaining a high level of safety and quiet operation, then you should choose electric convectors. They are suitable for both wall and floor installation. Due to the use of modern quartz heating elements in the design, the convectors are compact. As the name implies, such devices work on the principle of convection - cold air enters the body from below, which then heats up, returning to the room through the holes in the upper part. Thanks to this, you can quickly heat the cottage and set the exact operating temperature. However, in terms of cost, these models are among the most expensive in the ranking.

Ballu BEC / EVU-2500

Ballu BEC / EVU-2500 occupies a special place among wall heaters for summer cottages. It stands out with an impressive power of 2500 W and a HEDGEHOG monolithic quartz heating element. The manufacturing company focuses on the fact that with a reduction in the area of ​​the heating element by 20%, its efficiency not only did not decrease, but also increased in comparison with traditional counterparts. The device also received a digital INVERTER control unit, which can save up to 70% energy (if you compare the consumption with standard convectors). As a result, Ballu BEC / EVU-2500 can be called an excellent energy-saving heater with a stylish design and a long 5-year warranty. And in their reviews, buyers agree with this.

Advantages:

• three control units to choose from (option);
• heating element of a new generation;
• economical power consumption;
• payback of the device in about a month;
• official five-year warranty.

Disadvantages:

• the length of the power cable will not suit everyone.

Timberk TEC.E3 M 2000

The rating continues with a stylish and efficient model from Timberk. The characteristics of the TEC.E3 M 2000 are as follows: three power modes (850, 1150 and 2000 W), auto shut-off in case of overheating, housing with protection against moisture and complete feet on wheels for installation on the floor. Thanks to the increased perforation area at the top of the housing, the Timberk energy-saving convector has been able to achieve the best performance. This guarantees good heater performance in an area of ​​up to 24 square meters.

Advantages:

• reliable assembly;
• silent work;
• nice design;
• efficient heating;
• affordable cost.

Disadvantages:

• short power cord.

Electrolux ECH / AG2-2000 T

In terms of innovations, Electrolux has always been, if not a leader, then one of the leading manufacturers. The economical convector ECH / AG2-2000 T has once again confirmed such an honorable status of the Swedish brand. He received the same central unit as the ballou production model described above, as well as a module for controlling the device via Wi-Fi. Words about efficiency, by the way, are not unfounded - the convector consumes about 4 kW per day of continuous operation in the mode of maintaining the temperature. The reviews also note the high heating rate of the unit - up to 100% in just a minute.

Advantages:

• duration of the guarantee;
• control unit Digital INVERTER;
• three power options;
• excellent warm-up speed;
• compact and lightweight;
• the ability to control via Wi-Fi;
• reliability in work;
• wireless control.

Disadvantages:

• not cheap maximum configuration;
• the control unit is purchased separately.

Noirot Spot E-5 1500

Spot E-5 is a modern series of electric convectors under the Noirot brand.Devices in this line are offered by the manufacturer in power options from 750 W to 2 kW. All Spot E-5 models allow for both wall and floor mounting. But in the second case, the legs on wheels will have to be purchased additionally.

As a heating element, the manufacturer chose the monometallic RX-Silence PLUS, which guarantees high efficiency and quietness.

The absence of sharp corners and the surface heating no higher than 60 degrees guarantee a high level of safety. The reliability of the device is also added by advanced automation, which can withstand voltage drops from 150 to 242 Volts. In the reviews, you can also see a high rating for the Spot E-5 1500 thermostat (accuracy of operation up to 0.1 degrees).

Advantages:

• built-in display;
• convenient control;
• thermostat accuracy;
• four operating modes;
• high quality assembly;
• heating element.

Disadvantages:

• the official price is 9590 rubles.

Hang up the feeders

In winter, birds living far from cities have a difficult time. You can alleviate their plight by placing feeders in the area and replenishing them regularly. Do not take this as pure altruism - in the spring the birds will thank you. Accustomed to getting food right here, they will return to familiar trees to collect beetles, larvae, midges and other insect pests that live in abundance in any garden.

Some birds, such as titmice, quickly get used to one feeding place, cannot quickly switch and die of hunger. Therefore, if you cannot constantly replenish the feeder, it is better not to hang it up.

Carry out winter garden pruning

From the second half of January to March (more precisely, before the start of sap flow), you can carry out winter pruning of the garden. At the same time, you need to choose a clear, dry day, when the air temperature is not lower than –5 ° С.

Apples, pears, plums, cherries, summer lilacs, currants, gooseberries react best to winter pruning.

Winter pruning has a lot of subtleties, so before starting it, study the question or consult with an experienced gardener who has already practiced it in his own garden. And remember, if you decide to rejuvenate flowering shrubs in winter, you will not be able to do this in one season - you will need at least three winters in a row.

Do you go to the country house in winter? And if so, what are you doing, and if not, why?

Preparing a summer cottage for a winter overnight stay

First of all, take care of a comfortable pastime in the country, for which you need to heat the house well before you come to it. After all, even if you are going to spend the night in it for just one night, after outdoor games in the fresh air, bath procedures, hunting and skiing, you want to return to a warm home, where you can warm up, relax with family and friends over a delicious dinner and, in the end just sleep well.

It is best to have an electric convector or fan heater in addition to a stove or wood-burning fireplace in the house. Their presence in small country houses is especially important, since with the help of such electric heaters you can quickly heat a small area. Also, infrared heaters can be used as electric heating, for example, warm rugs, presented in two variations - wall (in the form of a panel) and floor, which can be placed directly under the carpet.

Infrared panels in the form of a panel

If possible, you'd better come 2-3 days earlier and start heating the house. We will reveal to you one little secret, which has been tested by many summer residents more than once: before starting to heat the building, open the windows (even in the most severe frost) and arrange a draft for 5-7 minutes. Now you can start heating: believe me, it will take several times less time to heat the house.

Another tricky move is to have electric sheets or electric mattresses at the dacha, with the help of which you very quickly heat the bed, and at the same time dry it.

With the help of an electromatras, you can quickly warm up the bed

In the absence of free time, you can call the board of the DNP - here they will gladly help you solve this issue, and at the time of your arrival the house will be ready to receive its owners and guests.

Snow applications and painting with paints on the snow

It is possible to keep the children busy on the street in winter by making appliqués on the snow from scrap materials. The following can be used as applique elements:

• sticks, branches;
• rowan fruits;
• bumps, etc.

An equally interesting activity is painting in the snow using water bottles, which were mixed with watercolors in advance. Preparing a tool for creativity is quite simple: you just need to fill the bottles with coloring liquid and make holes in the cork for straws. After that, you can start drawing.

We load the body

Better to get wet seven times than frost once. So we put on a tracksuit and with a poster "Kill hypodynamia!" let's get down to business. The easiest way, of course, is to take a shovel and remove snow or chop wood.
And what about those who, at best, 200 kilometers to the dacha, and get there in the winter is not destiny, even on skis?

As always, fitness and yoga will save the world. If you approach them correctly, then the right exercises will quickly awaken pleasant summer memories in your muscles.

How to do it? Let's take the same shovel as an example. It is an excellent trainer for the muscles of the legs, shoulder girdle and back. When we press it into the ground with our foot, we engage the hamstrings, quads, gluteus and calf muscles. We turn out the earthen lump - the biceps are included in the work. We break the lump - triceps, back muscles and forearms are added. This means that our task is to compose a set of exercises for all these muscle groups.

What in the stone jungle can replace digging the soil for us? You can walk up to the 12th floor waving heavy bags. And you can do:

Lunges (preferably with partial amplitude), curls with a barbell or dumbbells, pull-ups on the bar, push-ups, etc.

2-3 sets of 8-10 repetitions - and the dacha load, which we lost in the offseason, is more than compensated for, and the level of endorphins rises.

Another "favorite" exercise of every summer resident is weeding. Leaning over the weeds, we tighten the leg muscles and the erector muscles of the spine. When there are small children in the house, similar workouts happen regularly and automatically.

By the same principle, exercises are selected that can replace loosening, hilling, watering, cutting trees or cutting grass - whoever likes what better.