Continuous use for the secateurs - cutting dates at a glance
When the vegetation is in the starting blocks in March, there is the last opportunity for a professional pruning. Cut back the following trees and shrubs in the first month of spring:
- Pruning and thinning out frequently blooming rose varieties
- Cut off frozen shoot tips from evergreen cherry laurel and rhododendron
- Summer blooming and twice blooming Clematis thin out
- At the beginning of March, cut all subshrubs by half
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Shortly before the fresh shoot is the best time to carry out the shape and maintenance pruning on berry bushes. Furthermore, cut back strong-growing apple trees in March in order to reduce the vigor and increase the yield.
Soil preparation sets the course for vital growth
If you haven't already done so in autumn, give it a present
Garden soil in March your special attention. Rake the soil several times to pamper microorganisms with an extra helping of oxygen. Then enrich the weed-free soil with 3 to 5 liters of sifted compost and 100 grams Horn meal per square meter.These plants want to go into the soil in March
For all home gardeners who have missed the autumn planting date for shrubs and trees, March offers a second opportunity. Bare-rooted shrubs have nurseries in their program until the end of the month to get an inexpensive, living one garden fence to plant. Ring in the new season in the kitchen garden with the cultivation of horseradish and the sowing of peas, red cabbage, carrots and radishes. Beetroot, onions and lamb's lettuce are added at the end of March.
Fitness regimen for the lawn - this must be done in March
The winter hardships can be clearly seen on the lawn in spring. So that the green area is transformed into a velvety green carpet, the following care program gets the growth of the noble grass going:
- Mowing for the first time at a height of approximately three inches
- The lawn fertilize and rain
- After a waiting period of 2 weeks, the area scarify
If you have combed out moss and weeds, close any gaps that have arisen Lawn seeds or a lawn pavement.
Tips
Right on time with the onset of spring are voracious Snails on the spot to feast on the fresh green of your ornamental and useful plants. By regularly spraying liverwort extract diluted with water, you spoil the appetite of the voracious pests. If you protect individual young plants with a snail collar or surround the entire bed with a snail fence, the voracious snails will look disgruntled for other grazing grounds.
