As of: March 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m
By: Marco Blanco Ucles
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After hibernation, the gardens and flower beds come back to life in April at the latest.
You can then plant many flowers without hesitation.
It becomes more lively in the home garden.
Animals and plants come out of their winter hiding places and ensure a colorful diversity of species.
People without a garden can also start planting flowers on their balcony at home to visually usher in spring.
Although not all flowers are ready to spend the still cool nights outdoors, you can safely move many plants outside in April despite the sometimes moody weather.
If frost unexpectedly happens, you can save the plants with a few tips.
In spring, many people decorate their balconies again with colorful flowers - like pansies, for example.
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Some balcony plants can already be outdoors without hesitation
Even though the Ice Saints are expected in mid-May - May 11th to 15th - a few plants can already be planted on the balconies without any construction pain, if they are allowed at all.
Plantura.garden
reports that you don't have to worry about any damage to pansies, horned violets and early bloomers such as daffodils and hyacinths.
With other flowers such as begonias, fuchsias or the busy Lizzie, you have to make sure that the nights are already frost-free - otherwise it can be dangerous for the flowers.
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Potted plants such as oleander that have spent the winter indoors can also be brought back onto the balconies in April as long as there is no longer any permanent frost.
First of all, you should leave plants like oleander protected and partially shaded so that it can slowly get used to the new environment.
In addition to ordinary flowers, you can also plant vegetables and fruit on the balcony from April, such as potatoes, strawberries, lettuces or radishes.
The flowerbed gets colorful in April
After the dreary winter months, many people are longing for a colorful change - to match the rising temperatures.
The blue, purple, white or pink cornflowers fit perfectly into the bed.
They can be sown from April to July.
If you sow the seeds spread out from April to July, you will have some of the flowers over a longer period of time, advises
MyHomebook
.
In addition to its pretty appearance, the flower also attracts lots of beneficial insects to your garden, such as bees and butterflies.
In April, in addition to the flowers, there are also trees that can use pruning.
Tulip bulbs can be safely planted in pots or beds in late April - provided they have already germinated.
A sunny spot with well-drained soil is best suited for the tulips.
You can also use wire baskets to protect the plant from pests such as voles.
You can also sow marigolds as early as April.
However, you should spread a fleece on the bed to protect the plant from the ice saints.
A sunny location is also best suited here.
However, marigolds also need to be watered frequently.