I had been wanting to prune the trees in the garden for quite some time. With the help of a friend's family, the apple, cherry, European plum, and elder trees in the garden have become much tidier. To be honest, I mostly relied on my friend’s husband while I learned how to use the tools and helped gather the branches. I’m deeply grateful to their family for coming over with their car full of equipment — they even brought a large ladder with a hanger rack attached 🥺
Before the pruning, the trees looked like this. The branches had been left unpruned for several years and had grown quite dense.
While thinking about the health of the trees and making sure the garden wouldn’t become too shaded, we removed quite a lot of branches, and the whole space looks much clearer now. I’m also happy that the trees are now at a height where I can probably harvest the fruit myself.
As we worked, I got to know that my friend’s husband has even cut down a 20-meter tree before. Incredible 😮
He also showed me some tools that are good to have for maintaining garden, so I ordered a few right away. I decided to invest in the same brand of tools that I had the chance to try during the pruning. If you enjoy this post, an Upvote would help cover part of the cost of those tools 😉
At the end, we also talked about repairing the shed. He suggested starting with reinforcing the roof, and then adding wooden boards to the inside walls so I can hang tools neatly. That would make the space look much nicer. I’m very grateful for the advice. I hope to work on these improvements little by little this year.
Now that the garden trees look so much clearer, my motivation for gardening has increased 💪 This week I’m planning to:
- Prepare to move the berry plants from balcony pots into the garden
- Tidy up the cut branches
- Sow tomato seeds
Happy gardening everyone, and have a wonderful week 🌱
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庭の木の枝を長らく剪定したいと思っていて、お友達一家に助けてもらって、庭のりんご、さくらんぼ、西洋スモモ、エルダーの木がずいぶんすっきりしました。正確に言うと、お友達の旦那さんに頼りっきりで私は枝広いとツールの使い方を教えてもらいました。車にハンガーをつけて、大きなハシゴまで持って駆けつけてくれたお友達一家には大感謝の一言です。
剪定前の状態はこんな感じで、もう何年も剪定されていない枝が生い茂っていました。
木のことを考えつつ、影が落ちすぎないように、枝を落としてもらって、ずいぶんすっきりしました。 私でも収穫できそうな高さになったのもうれしいです。作業をしつつ教えてもらったのですが、お友達の旦那さんは20mの木の伐採もしたことがあるとのことで、すごい・・・！
持っておくと良いツールも教えてもらって、早速注文しました。実際に使わせてもらったブランドのよいツールを奮発してして買いました。よかったら投稿をUpvoteして応援してもらえるとツール代の一部になります 😉
最後に小屋の補修についても相談して、まずは屋根の補強から、あと家の中の壁に板をつけてツールを吊るせるようにすると見栄えが良くなっていいよ！と教えてもらいました。ありがたい 🥺 今年徐々に作業をできたらと思います。
庭の木たちがすっきりして、一気にガーデニングのやる気が出てきました。今週は・・・
- バルコニーのベリー類を鉢から出して庭へ移植する準備
- 切った枝の整理
- トマトの種まき
といったところでしょうか。
それではみなさん、Happy Gardening！素敵な一週間を 🌱