Knowledge and skills of flower cultivation
In a year, the most suitable season for planting flowers is April in spring. This is because April in the whole world is the most beautiful month in spring, and there are changing springs everywhere, and the bright flowers of one tree are dazzling. The twenty-four solar terms in ancient China were a natural phenomenon that people divided a year into twenty-four equal parts according to the running position of the sun and the moon, the weather and the growth of animals and plants, and gave each equal part a corresponding name. This is the twenty-four solar terms.
Their fields are based on the climate and phenology of the Yellow River basin in the north. In order to meet the needs of agricultural production, the summarized "natural calendar" can guide our life and farming. Maybe you are a little far from farming, but you have a close relationship with nature and plants.
Spring in Tomb-Sweeping Day
The 24 solar terms in April include Tomb-Sweeping Day and Grain Rain. Every year from March to April in the solar calendar, the ice and snow on the earth melt, and the plants and trees in the world are green, the weather is sunny and everything is thriving. Everything was born at this time, clean and bright. We call this solar term Qingming. Cherry blossoms are about to wither and pear blossoms are blooming. Spring in Beijing is half a month later than that in the south such as Shanghai, which is prone to "cold spring".
This month, there are all kinds of flowers on the roadside in Beijing: plum blossom, purple plum, peach blossom, begonia and lilac. They all show the energy they have accumulated for a winter in the form of flowers, and people go outdoors to enjoy the flowers-because we have been frozen for too long. Nowadays, people, like plants, are good opportunities to stretch their muscles.
Warren Gai Garden Image Source: Warrengrovegarden.blogspot.com
"Qingming Snow Rest, Grain Rain Frost Rest". Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring. The arrival of the solar term in Grain Rain means that the cold wave weather basically ends, and the temperature rises rapidly, which is of great benefit to the growth of various plants in the garden. It is not only flowers and plants that accelerate growth, but also the gardener's heart of farming blooms rapidly.
At this time, the gardens in the north are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the "rain" because they have been thirsty for a long time, and the weather temperature is rising at this time. Those plants that endure winter and drought for a long time need timely rain irrigation. Before and after Grain Rain, we planted melons and beans. This important proverb in the farming era is equally effective for our modern gardeners.
Under the influence of spring rain and irrigation, plants can be seen growing in our community, beside the street, on the roadside and in our own garden. More observation will show that different plants around you have different germination times; Different young leaves have different green colors, some bloom first and then grow leaves, and some grow leaves first and then bloom.
The picture of the garden is provided by the speaker Cai Maruko.
April is a happy season and a busy season. What I'm going to do this month is: sow, soil, fertilize and buy all kinds of flowers and plants.