Hello dear fellow home builders...
Now we are in the house and the weather is nice, so we’re focusing on the garden first rather than dealing with the leftover tasks inside. :p
Here is our current plan for the garden.
1. What do you think of it overall? Is it laid out and planned sensibly, or does something seem completely out of place?
2. First, we want to sow grass seed this weekend. The soil has already been fully tilled, and right now I’m clearing it of weeds, stones, etc. What ground surface should I choose for the play area? Is grass the best option there, or would bark mulch be better? What are the pros and cons?
3. We plan to border the play area with berry bushes next. What should I keep in mind when planting raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, and gooseberries? Can they be planted next to each other? Do they all tolerate full sun well? The spot gets almost full sun all day.
4. In the vegetable garden, I’d like to create a strawberry bed this year. What are some nice options? I don’t like it when beds simply end in bare soil. Is there a way to create a nice border or edging?
I would really appreciate lots of comments and ideas. 🙂
Best regards
By the way, we will only be working on the back area for now—so grass and the play area this year. The rest will follow next year… The plan is for it to look like this eventually….
Now we are in the house and the weather is nice, so we’re focusing on the garden first rather than dealing with the leftover tasks inside. :p
Here is our current plan for the garden.
1. What do you think of it overall? Is it laid out and planned sensibly, or does something seem completely out of place?
2. First, we want to sow grass seed this weekend. The soil has already been fully tilled, and right now I’m clearing it of weeds, stones, etc. What ground surface should I choose for the play area? Is grass the best option there, or would bark mulch be better? What are the pros and cons?
3. We plan to border the play area with berry bushes next. What should I keep in mind when planting raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, and gooseberries? Can they be planted next to each other? Do they all tolerate full sun well? The spot gets almost full sun all day.
4. In the vegetable garden, I’d like to create a strawberry bed this year. What are some nice options? I don’t like it when beds simply end in bare soil. Is there a way to create a nice border or edging?
I would really appreciate lots of comments and ideas. 🙂
Best regards
By the way, we will only be working on the back area for now—so grass and the play area this year. The rest will follow next year… The plan is for it to look like this eventually….
EveundGerd23 Apr 2015 17:01We live in the Rhineland, and it is usually warmer here than in other regions.
However, we regularly experience frost in May – those dreaded "Ice Saints" .... 🙄
We will not take this risk and will only sow the lawn after the Ice Saints. The seed is too expensive, not to mention the effort involved.
However, we regularly experience frost in May – those dreaded "Ice Saints" .... 🙄
We will not take this risk and will only sow the lawn after the Ice Saints. The seed is too expensive, not to mention the effort involved.
EveundGerd23 Apr 2015 21:37In September, frost is generally expected only in mountainous areas. 😉
Grass is sensitive to frost as a young plant or seed. That’s why it is traditionally sown after the so-called “Ice Saints” (mid-May).
Similarly, planting on balconies and in pots is usually postponed until mid-May.
Your plants will thank you for this. Alternatively, you can cover them when temperatures drop, as long as they are not frost-hardy.
Twenty years of experience in horticulture (my parents-in-law ran a nursery) have taught us this. Not all the knowledge our grandparents had is outdated today. 😉
Grass is sensitive to frost as a young plant or seed. That’s why it is traditionally sown after the so-called “Ice Saints” (mid-May).
Similarly, planting on balconies and in pots is usually postponed until mid-May.
Your plants will thank you for this. Alternatively, you can cover them when temperatures drop, as long as they are not frost-hardy.
Twenty years of experience in horticulture (my parents-in-law ran a nursery) have taught us this. Not all the knowledge our grandparents had is outdated today. 😉
EveundGerd schrieb:
Not everything our grandparents knew is outdated today. 😉Oh—yes. How much I regret that my grandmother’s knowledge about herbs, mushrooms, and their effects/healing properties has been lost. Unfortunately, I wasn’t interested in it back then, and now it’s too late. So I’m trying to gather what I can about herbs from various books. But as the saying goes, what little Hans doesn’t learn, big Hans never will.
f-pNo schrieb:
But what little Hans doesn’t learn, big Hans never will.Big mistake 🙂
EveundGerd24 Apr 2015 10:42I'm still learning 🙂
My grandma had a saying: You grow old like a cow and still keep learning. 😀
My grandma had a saying: You grow old like a cow and still keep learning. 😀
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