Instead of relying on a fixed date for gardening, certain tasks are based exclusively on nature that has been observed over many years. Unlike the calendar or astronomical seasons, the phenological seasons are the most distinctive Gardening dates are not set to the exact day, but year after year and according to the climatic region updated. For the sake of simplicity and clarity, it is best to look at the whole thing in a table.
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| month | Phenological season | Characteristic and pointer plant | optimal time for: |
|---|---|---|---|
| December January | winter | Oak leaves are falling | Pruning fruit trees |
| January February March | Early spring | snowdrop bloom | Cutting hedges, fruit trees and trees in bloom in summer, removing inflorescences and dead plant parts, sowing sunflowers, kohlrabi and tomatoes (indoors) |
| February March | First spring | Forsythia bloom | Berry bushes and Cut roses, Sow summer flowers, carrots, lettuce and radishes, |
| March April May | Full spring | Apple trees are blooming | Create or mow, cut trees that bloom in spring, plant bulbs and tuberous plants, plant tuberous plants after the ice holy |
| May June | Early summer | elder blooms | Cut hedges, sow biennial plants (rose and kale) |
| June July August | Midsummer | Linden trees bloom | Berry bushes, fruit trees, cutting roses, planting strawberries |
| August September | late summer | Early apples are ripe | Cut hedges and fruit trees, plant onions and bulbous plants, sow spinach and lamb's lettuce |
| September October | Early fall | Elderberries tires | Cut the last hedges and fruit trees, create lawns, fertilize lawns, use spring flowers (crocuses, Daffodils Etc.) |
| October November | Full autumn | Ripe walnuts | Create lawn, rake leaves and compost; Dig up and store frost-sensitive tubers |
| November December | late autumn | Oak leaves are colored | no pruning, winter protection on plants and trees, harvest green and Brussels sprouts after the first frost |
Specifically for February and for our currently climatically moderate, Central European region, the following should therefore be tackled in February:
Working in the kitchen garden
- On frost-free days, the compost can be turned over or sieved;
- Prepare and Seeds order. It is best to start with the varieties that are difficult to obtain in local stores and that are available in popular online shops such as dreschflegel.de, arche-noah.at, vern.de etc. are sold out relatively quickly (see also news topic 5);
- Light germs such as celery can now be placed in the seed trays (at 18 to 20 ° C).
- With foils, fleece and thermal nets, the vegetable harvest can now be brought forward by a good four weeks. Carrots, lettuce and radishes, as well as kohlrabi and leeks (varieties that are cold-resistant if possible) can also be put in the prepared propagation boxes. The emerging plants harden particularly well when the boxes or the windows of which are set up for a few hours on milder days.
- Before the days get warmer again, harvest any remaining amounts of Brussels sprouts if possible. Anything not eaten straight away can be blanched and frozen.
Tasks with ornamental plants and trees
- Newly planted Fruit trees can now be fertilized for the first time. This favors the formation of new shoots and strengthens the growth of the vital roots.
- Due to the extremely wet winter, it is also advisable to check all tree stakes for rot formation.
- Perennials, like Chrysanthemums, Sun hat, Brandkraut or Sedum plantwhose inflorescences were not completely cleared in autumn must now be cut back. The same applies to the ornamental grasses (switchgrass, Chinese reed, etc.).
Anyone who has not been in the garden for a long time: Be careful with all work on and on the beds, because the first tips of the onion flowers are already tentatively sprouting out of the ground... Exactly the time when the garden owner also has that nesting box(€ 8.99 at Amazon *) should prepare for the birds. If the weather stays that way, the feathered fellows will poke the loosening soil again for worms. First and foremost the starlings, who have already received a special honor this year: