The breaks in the garden are everywhere
Today I braved the 40-degree heat to work in the garden, and the main work was to beat the branches, pull the seedlings and compost.
Sweating profusely, my husband and I told me I had a sauna.
After the autumn, the sun is actually much less powerful, not so poisonous before ten o'clock in the morning, and my house is next to the mountain, and there is basically no sun before eight o'clock in the morning. In winter, I think the sunshine time is too short. I can't imagine that summer is an advantage, I work in the field until ten o'clock I don't feel the weather is hot, it may also be the reason for the mountain, the actual temperature is a few degrees lower than the city center.
Cucumber has not been melon, need to pull the seedlings, the ground vacated, pull the seedlings for composting, this year the cucumber was planted for the first time, ate eight or nine, however, there is still no experience, the first kind of late, the second did not prune in time, planted early next year, about May planting is better, otherwise it is late, although it is said that autumn cucumbers can be planted now, but it is also late, last month planted better, I am not so diligent, do not want to buy seedlings alone, the key is that there is no place at home to plant. Therefore, this year is to sum up the experience, and next year to plant a good one.
Tomatoes are still blossoming vigorously, some varieties have not borne fruit, ripped off, cherry tomatoes are still in fruit blossoming, also need to be diligent in twiging, beaten down the branches and leaves can be used as kitchen waste, this year tomato is the first time to plant successfully, eat some, but also made some tomato sauce, stir-fry with very good. Next year continues to multi-point.
The figs are also branched, this year it is still growing quite well, the fourth year, the results are more, too late to pick, birds and ants eat a lot. I didn't want it to grow too tall, it was next to the arbutus tree, for fear that it would affect the growth of the arbutus tree.
Today also to the orchid pruning, some yellow and dry leaves are all cut off, has bought several orchid pots on the Internet, ready to transplant, raise orchids well, compared to orchids are still relatively easy to raise, beautiful and fragrant, and focus on cultivation later. I have many varieties of orchids in my family: Chunlan, Sword Orchid, Molan, Jianlan and Dendrobium orchid, but I have not yet mastered their growth habits, in a state of self-destruction, there was once a chunlan flowering beautiful and fragrant, but unfortunately did not transplant in time, that summer it was exposed to drying and dying, and it is still a bit regrettable. Although the flower was given by her boss when she bought other flowers, she thought it was orchid.
The orchid plant is beautiful, fresh and elegant, and the Spring Festival is placed at home to watch, pleasing to the eye, and my husband and I like it.
Breaks in the garden happen every day. First of all, I gave up most of the lawn, and a British gardener said: The most tiring thing in the garden is to take care of the lawn. I also have a deep understanding that last year, the lawn mower alone used four, not to mention the hardships of weekly grassing in the spring and summer. In order to renovate the lawn, I abandoned two-thirds of the lawn and replaced it with gravel pine bark, which has less lawn area and much less work. The husband also slowly accepted the complete replacement of the lawn in the future.
Secondly, I covered the lawn of the wall with flowers and grass, first used a grass cloth to remove the lawn, and then spread the soil, ready to plant some flowers, such as hydrangeas, moon seasons, chrysanthemums, sunflowers, henna, etc., plant anything, with the seasons can change. The flowers of the climbing vine are prepared with roses, blue snowflakes, wood flowers, and honeysuckle, and it is good to see the flowers in each season.
In fact, although I planted some vegetables, it was also appropriate, and I did not want to plant the whole yard. My home often has some vacant lots. At the same time, it is better to choose some hardy and drought-resistant plants, for example, I planted asparagus last year, almost no need to care, leeks have been planted for several years, saving time and effort. Others are few and fine.
Flowers choose long flowering periods, such as chrysanthemums, dwarf morning glory, sunflowers, dahlias, jasmine, bougainvillea, hydrangeas, clematis, etc., or more worry-free.
My family is mainly based on fruit trees, you can see flowers, you can also eat fruits, kill two birds with one stone. According to the characteristics of the home garden, some varieties have been slowly eliminated.
The garden is a part of life, it needs to be often broken off, pruned in time after the flowers bloom, pruned and pruned trees, and I will give away excess varieties. The pruned branches are composted and can be used to fertilize the soil, so in a virtuous circle, the garden achieves self-sufficiency, enters the ecological balance, and the four seasons are like spring, I hope to gradually make the garden into the way I want.
