When digging a trench, try to shape it similar to the shape of an eyelet. The soil at the bottom of the trench should be well leveled and compacted. We put sand on it and level it. We put the form in the trench and try to level the edges of the pond. Plastic ponds have ready-made shelves and pockets for growing plants. We put plants there in pots or openwork baskets. At the bottom of the pond, we can grow plants directly in the substrate. The edges of such reservoirs are made of stones or gravel of various sizes. It is important to properly plant the banks with vegetation that will expand over time and mask the shore.
WE DIVIDE PLANTS.Plants that have been grown in baskets or substrate for several seasons should be carefully cleaned and divided, especially strongly growing species such as calamus, sedges, reeds, and rushes.
WE CLEAN THE PITCH AND THE AREA NEAR THE POT.The area by the pond should be cleaned of dead and dried plant residues. Every few years we thoroughly clean the pond from silt and other organic pollutants.
WE SUPPLY THE PLANTS OUTSIDE THE WATER PIT.We fertilize only those plants that grow outside the pond. Plants in the pond, both in the swamp zone and in the water zone, are not fertilized because the fertilizer would contribute to the excessive growth of algae and other water-polluting microorganisms.
COMPLETE THE WATER CONDITION.We systematically add water, which is depleted due to evaporation.
WE FIGHT WEED AROUND THE EYE.We regularly weed plants planted around a pond or pond, using traditional methods of fighting weeds, such as hoeing, weeding and mulching.
ORNAMENTAL GARDEN
COLD ZOSKA. After the so-called For cold gardeners (or cold Zośka), i.e. on May 15, when the last spring frosts occur, we plant the frost-sensitive plants produced from seedlings - annuals, such as zeniszki, petunias, nemeses and perennial, non-wintering in the ground, e.g. geraniums and fuchsia. At the same time, we sow the seeds of thermophilic plants with a short period of vegetative development - nasturtium, purslane and gomphrene. In the second half of In May we also plant tuberous begonias and beadlets, which have been brushed from February. In May, just after flowering, the hellebores fall into a short dormancy. This period can be used to divide the plants before they begin to form new roots. Large specimens, such as white, eastern, reddish or smelly hellebore, are excavated and separated into smaller parts. The young plants obtained in this way are immediately planted in a permanent place.
WE WATER THE PLANTS REGULARLY.May is a period of intensive growth of plants, especially shoots and leaves, during which plants have an increased demand for water. It is best to supplement water shortages in the morning or evening. When watering, try not to wet the leaves.
BALCONIES AND TERRACES
CHANGING THE CASTING ON BALCONIES AND TERRACES.In May, we exchange spring and summer flowers on our balconies. Before planting them, a layer of drainage should be poured on the bottom of the container, which will facilitate the drainage of excess water and provide access to oxygen necessary for root development. Expanded clay (you can easily buy it in garden stores) or broken, old ceramic pots are perfect for this purpose. Most balcony plants use an organic substrate with the addition of light clay and slightly acidic. It is worth choosing soil with the addition of slow-release fertilizers that meet the nutritional needs of plants for a certain period of time. Substrates in which plants have already grown should not be used, as they no longer have the appropriate physical properties and are often a habitat for harmful fungi that can cause various diseases.
FEEDING.The more abundant and more frequent the plants are watered, the more often they need to be fertilized, because some of the nutrients are washed away. It is safer for plants to feed more frequently with fertilizer solutions with a low concentration (0.15-0.2%) than less frequent ones, but with fertilizers with a higher concentration. Feed the plants less intensively at the beginning and at the end of the growing season.
TREES AND BUSHES
TRIMMING BUSHES AFTER FLOWERING.Trim decaying shrubs of forsythia, three-lobed tonsil, early tavernas, currants blood.
MAIN SUPPLY.Fertilize trees and shrubs in the garden with mineral fertilizers.
DISCOUNT CLOTHING.Replenish the bedding in flowerbeds under trees and shrubs.
GOOD TIME FOR PLANTING MAGNOLIA.Planting thermophilic trees and shrubs, e.g. magnolias.
SAD
FERTILIZATION IN THE PLANT.The beginning of spring is the best time to fertilize newly planted trees and shrubs.We can use manure for this purpose, and mineral fertilizers, nitrate, urea or multi-component fertilizers. The fertilizers are sown around the trunk, within a radius slightly larger than the diameter of the crown.
HOLES AROUND TREES.If we notice a lot of holes around the trees during the warm winter and early spring, the roots of the plants have probably been damaged by rodents. Regular watering and abundant nitrogen fertilization will be required.
CUT VINE.Weeds grow intensively in May. Let us make sure that they do not compete with the cultivated plants for water and nutrients. Young trees grow poorly in excessive weeds.
VEGETABLES
WE SOW THE PUMPKIN.We should plant the pumpkins for the fall harvest by mid-May at the latest. In favorable weather conditions, seeds are sown directly into the ground. When the weather is bad, we start the cultivation in April from sowing seeds into pots.
CAUTION FOR MINT.Peppermint grows very strongly through stolons.To tame it, it is best to plant it into the ground in a pot with a cut-out bottom.
SIEJEMY BEANS.Sowing dwarf beans and grass beans when the temperature of the ground does not fall below 10 ° C at night. For cultivation in colder regions of the country, black grain varieties are recommended, e.g. 'Negra', which show a much higher germination capacity than white varieties.
TIME FOR BEETS.At the beginning of May we start sowing red beetroots. If we sow them too early, some of the plants will knock out in the so-called flower shoot.
CUCUMBERS ON THE LADING.Cucumbers mature better when grown on straw or shredded branches. The cultivation on black foil gives very good results. The foil does not look nice, but it even doubles the yield. It is possible because the foil significantly increases the temperature of the substrate.
PROTECTION
ATTENTION, MSZYCE!We fight them with aphicides, e.g. Pirimor 500 WG, or insecticides, e.g. Mospilan 20 SP.
PHERONOMIC TRAPS.After the apple blossom, we use pheromone traps to determine the appearance of the fruit. Depending on the course of fruit fruit flight, we perform 1 or 2 treatments, using e.g. Mospilan 20 SP or Owadofos 540 EC.
FRUIT.presence of apple and yellow-legged fruiting body.
FIRE FIGHTING.During flowering and after apple and pear blossom, we observe the trees for the presence of fire blight (possible preventive treatment with Miedzian 50 WP).
ROSE FEMALE.In May, the feeding of the rose nematode begins, which causes the rose leaves to curl. After noticing the first damaged leaves, we can collect them and destroy them manually or we perform a chemical treatment, e.g. Decis 2.5 EC, Talstar 100 EC, Karate Zeon 050 CS.
APPLE PARCH.We are continuing the treatment against apple and pear scab (recommended mixture of Zato 50 WG and Antracol 70 WG).
