Winter is officially in a little over a month (December 21). However, as the weather cools, you can now put your garden in winter. For the preparation now will ensure less work in the spring.

In November, it is the right time for planting:

Asparagus. Imagine the delicious velvety that you'll soon be able to prepare with your fresh asparagus. Unusual salads such as lettuce or corn salad winter. Of artichokes. This is a vegetable forgotten who - by its original form - should delight your children. To give body to soups and more homes face the cold, nothing better than the string bean.

And because it's good for you (it stimulates blood circulation and kills bacteria) and it gives great taste to your dishes, grow the garlic around your garden.

Driveways to flower soon snow, think of Chrysanthemums and winter bulb flowers like daffodils.

And because it's the perfect time, why not start a small orchard by planting fruit trees? For now, Botanic made a major operation on the bare root fruit! Will soon see on their dedicated page. Once in the ground, you can add ash fire at their feet, so that their roots be done more easily.

Remember to dig up the old bulbs tulips or narcissus. Indeed, it is not because the flowers have faded they are dead. Clean and store in frost-free in order to replant in spring.

It will also trim the hedges and roses. Protect the roots of those with hay to keep them warm. Do not forget to prune trees and shrubs so they overwinter at best. The buds emerge stronger and more numerous in the early heats.

Also think to cover most fragile plants. Hint: to isolate the earth, you can also use leaves, foliage type tomato plants is ideal.

Mow the grass one last time before winter and put the grass compost. Indeed, the compost you have made yourself will be the most environmentally friendly fertilizer. Moreover, within the framework of the European Week for Waste Reduction, Botanic offers workshops compost in its stores from November 19 to 27, more information here.

This fall is also the time most suitable to enrich your garden soil nitrogen and trace elements with organic manure, of course. To choose the right, see this very good article by Michel Caron. Also test the natural fertilizer made from seaweed and comfrey B-actif, highly effective and used in organic farming (and lots of tips on his blog).

And to get rid of weeds: scald them with your remaining cooking water, they will not survive.

And remember to keep your fruits and vegetables are organic, do not use any pesticide!

And remember to synchronize with the lunar calendar! Through the influence of the moon today Tuesday 15 and Wednesday until 23 days are ideal for planting and harvesting.

To verify that you are in an auspicious day in the garden, see a lunar calendar such as that of European partners, full of advice.

By Marilys Baré-Vallet