I thought a garden chat and photo thread would be a good idea.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
No, it doesn’t. Earthworm castings are excellent fertilizer.
The grass does not like it if you step on piles like that while they are still wet.
So don’t walk over them as long as everything is damp. Once dried, you can spread it around, which the grass will appreciate.
Otherwise, make the soil more permeable by aerating it and occasionally adding a layer of sand. Exactly. Then the worms will move back to deeper soil layers.
The grass does not like it if you step on piles like that while they are still wet.
So don’t walk over them as long as everything is damp. Once dried, you can spread it around, which the grass will appreciate.
Otherwise, make the soil more permeable by aerating it and occasionally adding a layer of sand. Exactly. Then the worms will move back to deeper soil layers.
Winniefred14 Jan 2020 07:37How are your gardens doing? Early bloomers are already popping up everywhere—of course snowdrops, but unfortunately also tulips and daffodils already pushing their heads out about 5cm (2 inches). It’s so unusually warm, which is far from ideal. Some plants are showing progress in their buds, and my variegated willow has even started to sprout. Oh, and the grass is growing too. It still gets cold from time to time, but just a few warm days are enough for bulb plants to start growing.
Winniefred14 Jan 2020 07:38Otherwise, I went through with it. In autumn, I didn’t rake leaves, didn’t prune any perennials—nothing at all. The deadwood pile at the back seems inhabited; at least a few logs were slightly shifted. Only the strawberries, roses, and hydrangeas received winter protection with bark mulch or fir branches, but otherwise, I left everything natural.
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Fortunately, nothing is growing here yet – at least I haven’t seen anything so far. It’s too warm, but there isn’t enough sun to warm the soil.
Only the calendula has been blooming continuously since autumn... It’s rained a lot here, but still not enough, which is really sad. I’m curious about the summer.
We definitely don’t have much wildlife yet – more than the lawn-only neighbors who don’t even have perennials, but the hedge is still too sparse after just under a year for hedgehogs and birds.
Fortunately, nothing is growing here yet – at least I haven’t seen anything so far. It’s too warm, but there isn’t enough sun to warm the soil.
Only the calendula has been blooming continuously since autumn... It’s rained a lot here, but still not enough, which is really sad. I’m curious about the summer.
We definitely don’t have much wildlife yet – more than the lawn-only neighbors who don’t even have perennials, but the hedge is still too sparse after just under a year for hedgehogs and birds.
That will come. Patience. Gardening is also about patience. We have now pruned the tree and bushes to encourage denser growth at the base, providing wind and privacy protection. Normally, this is not done in January to prevent frost from penetrating fresh cuts. But no frost is expected. So what. The lawn is growing too, but I’m not mowing. Lots and lots of rain; in Schleswig-Holstein, the soil water balance is back to normal.
