As the temperature rises, so does the desire to work in the garden.
But one of them should be addressed first to avoid costly penalties.
The temperatures are slowly becoming more spring-like.
It's logical that many want to start gardening.
At least the first potatoes can be grown in February *.
Some people are already starting to prepare the balcony and terrace.
The month of February is full of tasks for the upcoming gardening season.
One of them is also the winter pruning of fruit trees.
Still, there is one task that should be high on your list.
Namely cutting the hedges.
Read here why that is so.
Gardening: Cut your hedge first
Regardless of whether it is the wild growth in the hedges or a more radical cutting back of the trees.
Hobby gardeners only have until the end of February to do such work.
The reason for this is due to a
federal nature conservation law
.
More precisely, the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG) Paragraph 39, Paragraph 5. This states that in the period
between March 1st and September 30th no "hedges, living fences, bushes and other trees" are cut off or "on the stick" may be set
.
So talk about the floor with a hand width.
The law was created primarily to protect those animals that seek refuge in the hedges and bushes.
Not only birds, but also other small animals use these as habitats.
Also to raise boys there.
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These gardening tasks are due for you in February.
These fines threaten in the event of violations
If you want to start the hedge work beyond March 1st, you may face fines.
How high these turn out depends on how much you cut off and in which state you live
.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, a cut of up to ten meters can threaten sums of between 40 and 750 euros.
In Bavaria it can get more expensive with fines between 50 and 1,000 euros.
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.
But the more you cut off, the more expensive the fine will be.
Bavaria's maximum rate is 15,000 euros
for cutting back over 100 meters.
In
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, however, the fine can
cost
up to 100,000 euros
.
The penalties are listed in more detail in the current catalog of fines for unauthorized or prohibited removal or damage to hedges in the individual federal states in nature reserves and protected forests.
But no worries, shape and care cuts of the hedges are also allowed during the protection period.
So the ban is only about major cuts.
(swa) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network.
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