Gardening in March: You should make these preparations now

Spring is slowly approaching and the gardening work can also slowly be tackled.

Read here which tasks await you in March. 

When is the right time to start gardening depends on the region.

And the weather conditions that exist there.

Basically, you can

start

preparing and tidying up the beds

in March, at frost-free temperatures

. 

Gardening in March: clean up 

Before you can even think about new planting, you have to clean up the garden.

Leaves, moss and debris must be disposed of

and the sidewalks * should also be checked for damage.

If necessary, repair work is also called for here.

Should you still

find rotten tree fruits

on the ground, these should also be removed.

The same applies to dry branches and dried up perennials.

Weeds can also be weeded. 

Gardening in March: preparing and laying out the beds

• Hunt for snail

  eggs

  : the portal

  Das Haus

  indicates that the snails lay their eggs in March.

  In order to forestall the pest, it is advisable to find them and remove them from the garden.

• Preparing the perennial beds

  : Dry and frost-free weather conditions allow you to finally start preparing the new plantings.

  Loosen the soil and carefully remove the weeds.

  The soil should have settled slightly before planting the seeds and plants.

• Planting and fertilizing perennials and shrub beds

  : the prepared soil invites you to sow robust annual flowers such as poppies or vetches.

  It is important that the flowers are kept moist enough after sowing.

  If the weather turns in the mild direction, you can start planting biennial flowers and perennials.

  Das

  Haus also

  advises you to cover the beds with fleece or foil when frost threatens. 

• Cutting the ornamental grasses

  : The perennials should be cut back about a hand's breadth above the ground in March. 

• Have the soil checked

  : At the beginning of the gardening season, according to

  Das Haus,

  it is worth having

  the pH value and the nutrients in the soil checked.

  For this purpose, soil samples are taken at various points in the garden and checked using an indicator paper.

  According to the portal, a pH of 6 to 7.5 is ideal for vegetables.

  If your soil turns out to be acidic, you can counteract this with carbonate of lime. 

• Creating vegetable patches

  : In the event that the pH value offers ideal conditions, the creation of a vegetable patch can now also be considered.

  If necessary, you can also create a raised bed for this. 

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Gardening in March: prepare trees and bushes

• Trimming the trees

  : When pruning

  trees

  in March, you should cut back the main branches around the treetop evenly with loppers.

  As the portal

  Das Haus

  advises, individual branches should be cut off using a branch branch below.

  An alternative would also be to just narrow the crown.

  For this, the central shoots are left standing and the upper side shoots remain uncut.

  Fungal infections are also prevented by pruning the trees.

• Care of the fruit trees

  : March can be used to evenly supply the fruit trees with nutrients and water.

  Freshly set plants should be enriched with potting soil or compost. 

• Thinning out the bushes

  : Summer flowering bushes can be thinned out in March.

  The House

  points out that this process only needs to be repeated every three years.

  Two thirds of the shoots are left when thinning out and only the older shoots are cut back.

  The side shoots that grow inward must be completely removed. 

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