The weather is not ideal for the beginning of spring, but the hobby gardeners in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen region take it easy.
You get to work.
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - When it snows and temperatures around 0 degrees on this Saturday, at the beginning of spring, it may annoy many - gardeners do not.
"We take it as it comes," says Inge Buchner from the Egling Horticultural Association.
“As a gardener, you need patience.
That's why it's such a lovely hobby. ”The Eglinger fondly remembers the lovely days that have already existed.
She used that to do in her garden in Dettenhausen what normally doesn't have to be done until March, namely tidying up, pruning roses and other things.
"However, I am really not pedantic, something can be left lying around." On the other hand, she cannot wait until the world bears colors again.
That's why she'll put a few nightshades and primroses on the balcony.
The nightshade family in particular can take it when things get a little uncomfortable.
Angelika Spöri, who among other things offers herb hikes in Gelting, Kochel and on the Walchensee, doesn't think it's bad when it's winter outside at the official beginning of spring.
“A little something is already sprouting,” she says, looking at the snowdrops and liverworts that you see here and there.
In addition to the usual work, she also harvested seeds, for example from the coneflower, the asters and the maiden in the green with their blue flowers.
She has distributed these seeds in the garden and is now waiting - keyword patience - for the seeds to sprout in the course of the year.
“A garden brings out so much of itself,” says the Eglinger.
She finds working with plants to be absolutely recommendable, also because it is possible in the smallest of spaces.
"You can start with a small flower box or on your own terrace."
Hans Nowotny enjoys this hobby.
He has been a member of the Isartaler allotment garden association on Jeschkenstrasse in Geretsried since 1988, and has been chairman for a few years.
“I'm outside every day,” he says.
When it was a little warmer, he used the time to cut back trees, thinning out bushes and planting a few flowers.
“Everything should look neat,” he says.
A bit of snow at the end of March doesn't make him nervous.
"It's getting warmer again, it's all a matter of time."
Using the example of the Geretsried allotment gardeners - 88 houses, 240 members - you can also see that this hobby is booming.
There are 45 people on the waiting list.
Being in the fresh air has its good points, especially in times of corona.
Speaking of Corona: Nowotny assures that the allotment gardeners strictly adhere to the regulations.
"I'm glad everyone is paying attention."
In the Weidach community gardens, it traditionally starts at the beginning of spring - that is, tomorrow.
"We'll then start digging a bit," says boss Ali Kumas.
Above all potatoes and onions will be digged in by the 26 self-caterers, each of which has a plot of around 50 square meters on Leitenweg.
“They can take it, the tubers are stable,” says Kumas.
Incidentally, the community gardeners are an international people with Turks, Iranians, Syrians, French, Latvians and Croats.
Everyone is used to a different climate.
“Everyone experiments in front of himself and see what the other is doing,” says Kumas.
One thing is certain: at some point the world will be colorful again.
As colorful as the Wolfratshausen community gardeners.
