ᐅ Garden Photos Chat Corner

Tomtom, I haven’t even started this weed-free project yet. The lawn barely grew in spring where we overseeded, and so far, we’re sticking to the decision not to water the lawn this year (last year we seeded, so it was unavoidable). I understand the frustration, but you might want to skip the work if you can’t overseed properly.

It is so dry here that thistles don’t even grow anymore.
Last week, I watered once, thoroughly for 3 hours. Afterwards, I checked and the water had penetrated about 15 cm (6 inches). That is supposed to be enough for one week. Allegedly, this makes the lawn more drought-tolerant.
It is turning green again. Rain is expected over the weekend.
The ecological bee and bumblebee meadow in our village is doing best. You can’t even tell it’s dry there.
Neither is my slope affected. The birds and insects are using the birdbath.

It’s like this... I don’t waste water on grass or lawn – and our meadow still blossomed, while the surrounding lawns, which weren’t watered, have all turned brown. You can clearly see who waters and who doesn’t.
I’m very glad that it rained on Saturday, so not everything dried out.

No rain. Although water is not scarce here.

I don’t water the lawn anymore. It doesn’t make a difference anyway. Last year, I poured who knows how much water on the garden and the lawn still dried out (or rather, got scorched). This year, the same story: drought, heat—but no watering. In the shade, it’s still green; in partial shade, light green; and in full sun, everything is yellow. Just like last year.

I also don’t water the wildflower meadow, and the wildflowers as well as some herbs like oregano are doing fine.

However, hydrangeas are very sensitive to drought and need to be watered heavily every other day in hot weather. Otherwise, I water deeply once a week if there is no rain at all. And here, it hardly rained in April and so far almost not at all in June and July... the water bill is going to be impressive again. Only in May did I not have to water.

Our fruit harvests have been exceptionally good again this year. The sour cherries are as plentiful and tasty as never before, and the sweet cherries, serviceberries, raspberries, strawberries, currants, and rhubarb have also been very productive. We have given away a lot again. I will harvest the crabapples tomorrow; the tree is creaking under its load. During the storm, a large branch on the plum tree broke off under the weight of the fruit, which unfortunately had to be cut off. So far, the harvest has been incredible; only the plums are still missing, but they also look set for an absolutely fantastic yield.