Yesterday we were pruning Salix alba vitallina ‘Britzensis’ trees and copping Hydrangea. We also were pollarding Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’.

Cutting Salix was interesting and new to us. We cut all last years’ growth off. They may look a bit weird now but it maintains the shape of the tree and it doesn’t grown too big. It was traditional way of cutting so that the sheeps wouldn’t eat the branches.

Salix alba vitallina ‘Britzensis’ is producing haze of striking red winter shoots. It usually is coppiced every 2nd or 3rd year. Here they do it every year.

– Hanna, Tinja & Janita –

Why?
If the pot is too small and orchid have grown too big for it. If they are really old and if there is dead parts that you want to remove.

How?
First take the orchid you want to replant off the pot, carefully. You can divide the plants by cutting them parts. As big as you want.
Make orchid growing media
4 parts bark
1 part perlite
1 part charcoal

Mix them together and put small amount to bottom of the pot. Orchids prefer little bit smaller pots.
Put the orchid in the pot and fill rest of the pot with growing media. Planting has to be quite tight.

– Hanna, Tinja & Janita –

Our first week went well. We worked from Monday to Thursday because we had a course of how to grow cut flowers on Saturday so Friday was free.

Hanna

– Planting and replanting
– Weeding
– Pot washing
– Burned old hay on field
– Raking
– Removing planted plants
– Cutting apple and pear trees

Tinja

– Checking temperature at glass houses
– Taking plant cuttings
– Pot washing
– Removing bad leafs
– Cutting apple and pear trees
– Planting plants

Janita
– Cutting apple and pear trees
– Planting salads
– Sowing seeds
– Pricking out basil
– Putting support canes for cucumber
– Cutting Gooseberry

– Hanna, Tinja & Janita –