{"id":20244,"date":"2026-04-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=20244"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:26:13","slug":"4-26-omavaraisuus-kevatpuuhia-self-sufficiency-spring-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=20244","title":{"rendered":"4\/26 Omavaraisuus: Kev\u00e4tpuuhia \/ Self-sufficiency: Spring tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Omavaraistelijoissa kertoillaan t\u00e4n\u00e4 vuonna p\u00e4\u00e4asiassa omasta edistymisest\u00e4 ja suunnitelmista. Omavaraisia luotsaa Tsajujen Sari<\/a>. K\u00e4yk\u00e4\u00e4 lukemassa my\u00f6s muiden bloggarien jutut, joihin linkit l\u00f6ytyv\u00e4t t\u00e4st\u00e4 alta. Ollaan jo huhtikuussa enk\u00e4 ole paljon rikkaa ly\u00f6nyt ristiin kev\u00e4thommien eteen. Kev\u00e4t on aina kiireist\u00e4 aikaa my\u00f6s muiden harrasteiden parissa ja taisin ottaa opiskelujen lis\u00e4ksi v\u00e4h\u00e4n liian paljon kursseja. En ole siis ehtinyt edes kylv\u00e4\u00e4 mit\u00e4\u00e4n viel\u00e4. Pitk\u00e4perjantaina oli pitk\u00e4st\u00e4 aikaa sellainen p\u00e4iv\u00e4 ett\u00e4 jaksoi ja ehti ajatella pihahommia. Viel\u00e4 on mielest\u00e4ni liian kylm\u00e4\u00e4 kukkapenkkien myll\u00e4ykseen, joten aloittelin pensaiden karsimisella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linkit muihin blogeihin<\/strong>

Kasvuvy\u00f6hyke 2<\/strong>
Pilkkeit\u00e4 Pilpalasta\u00a0https:\/\/pilkkeitapilpalasta.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/suuntana-omavaraisuus-huhtikuu-2026.html<\/a>
Oma tupa ja tontti\u00a0https:\/\/omatupajatontti.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/kevainen-paasiainen.html<\/a>
Sarin puutarhat\u00a0https:\/\/sarinpuutarhat.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/mansikkamaasta-perunamaa-omavaraisuus.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasvuvy\u00f6hyke 3<\/strong>
Tsajut\u00a0https:\/\/tsajut.fi\/suuntanaomavaraisuus-2026-osa-4\/<\/a>
Caramellia\u00a0https:\/\/caramellia.fi\/huhtikuu2026\/<\/a>
Rakkautta ja maanantimia\u00a0https:\/\/rakkauttajamaanantimia.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/suuntana-omavaraisuus-2026-osa-4-jotain.html<\/a>
Sininen tupa\u00a0https:\/\/sininentupa.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/omavaraisemman-elaman-tavoitteet.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talon takanurkalla on risukko jossa rusopajuangervo ja koivuangervo ovat p\u00e4\u00e4sseet valtaamaan alaa hoidon puutteessa. Olen karsinut t\u00e4t\u00e4 aluetta vuosittain melko rajusti. Alussa puskat peittiv\u00e4t l\u00e4hes koko kulkuv\u00e4yl\u00e4n sakokaivojen vierest\u00e4 talon taakse ja alkoivat jo hieman tukahduttaa mustaherukkapensasta. Rusopajuangervo on melko perkeleellinen kasvi ja se onkin vaarassa joutua haitallisten vieraslajien listalle, valkopajuangervohan listalta jo l\u00f6ytyy. Edellisess\u00e4 rivitalopihassa oli aiemman asukkaan istuttama rusopajuangervo ja sit\u00e4 oli jo naapureidenkin toimesta yritetty h\u00e4vitt\u00e4\u00e4. Se levi\u00e4\u00e4 melko voimakkaasti juuriversojen avulla ja kasvaa hyvin nopeasti yhdess\u00e4 kes\u00e4ss\u00e4 korkeaksi, isoksi puskaksi. Sen voi siis leikata kev\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 tai syksyll\u00e4 maata my\u00f6den ja seuraavaan syksyyn menness\u00e4 se on kasvanut t\u00e4yteen mittaansa. Sill\u00e4 on sitke\u00e4 sormenvahvuinen juuristo, joka kulkee noin 10-15 cm syvyydess\u00e4 ja siit\u00e4 alasp\u00e4in. Rivitalopihalla kun yritin kaivaa istutuskuoppia mm. marjapensaille, tuon inhan kasvin juuristo esti kaivuun tehokkaasti joka puolella pihaa, siis jopa noin viiden metrin p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 itse kasvista. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 Havum\u00e4ess\u00e4 yrit\u00e4n karsia rusopajuangervoa v\u00e4hint\u00e4\u00e4n pari kertaa kes\u00e4ss\u00e4 jotta saan sen v\u00e4hitellen taantumaan. Koivuangervo ei ole ihan yht\u00e4 paha, mutta kyll\u00e4 sekin rauhassa levitess\u00e4\u00e4n muodostaa pusikoituvia alueita ja kauniiden lehtiens\u00e4 ja n\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4n, tosin lyhyen kukintansa vuoksi sit\u00e4 ilmeisesti on t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4kin levitelty v\u00e4h\u00e4n joka puolelle, pihatien varteen, liiterin seinustalle, talon taakse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toinen varhaiskev\u00e4\u00e4n puuhani on mik\u00e4s muu kuin orapihlajan leikkaus. Is\u00e4nt\u00e4 inhoaa koko kasvia, mutta min\u00e4 en suostu siit\u00e4 luopumaan. My\u00f6s linnut pit\u00e4v\u00e4t siit\u00e4. Niinp\u00e4 yrit\u00e4n pit\u00e4\u00e4 is\u00e4nn\u00e4n tyytyv\u00e4isen\u00e4 leikkaamalla orapihlajaa s\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6llisesti. S\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6llinen leikkaus pit\u00e4\u00e4 orapihlajan tiiviin\u00e4 ja siistin\u00e4 aidanteena, mutta kukinta j\u00e4\u00e4 silloin v\u00e4list\u00e4 koska kukat tulevat vain vanhempiin oksiin. Niinp\u00e4 meill\u00e4 onkin talon takana p\u00e4tk\u00e4 orapihlaja-aitaa jota leikataan vain silloin kun oksat alkavat ulottua liian pitk\u00e4lle nurmikon p\u00e4\u00e4lle. T\u00e4h\u00e4n osaan aidanteesta tulee kukkia ja syksyll\u00e4 my\u00f6s marjoja linnuille. Tosin viime vuosi oli niin karu ett\u00e4 edes orapihlajaan ei kovin montaa marjaa tullut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siin\u00e4p\u00e4 ne t\u00e4h\u00e4n menness\u00e4 tehdyt kev\u00e4tpuuhat. Toivon ett\u00e4 saan huhtikuun aikana my\u00f6s aikaiseksi siivota taimikasvatusalueen itselleni jotta saan kylvetty\u00e4 hiukan esikasvatettavia juttuja. Mik\u00e4li kelit pysyv\u00e4t melko l\u00e4mpimin\u00e4 t\u00e4st\u00e4 eteenp\u00e4in, haluan kylv\u00e4\u00e4 my\u00f6s salaattia avomaalle. Haluaisin nimitt\u00e4in pitk\u00e4st\u00e4 aikaa saada lemppariani, tummaa tammenlehv\u00e4saalaattia. Sit\u00e4 ei jostain syyst\u00e4 paikallisista kaupoista ole l\u00f6ytynyt pitkiin aikoihin. Ja kuten aina, toivon ett\u00e4 t\u00e4n\u00e4 kes\u00e4n\u00e4 minulla on enemm\u00e4n energiaa hy\u00f6typuutarhan laittoon, se on ollut v\u00e4h\u00e4n hunningolla pari vuotta. Hienoista lupausta on ollut ilmassa energiatasojen noususta, mutta ei nuolaista ennenkuin tipahtaa ja menn\u00e4\u00e4n p\u00e4iv\u00e4 ja viikko kerrallaan. Kev\u00e4\u00e4n harrastukset ja opiskelut j\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4t pian tauolle, joten huhtikuun j\u00e4lkeen on taas paremmin aikaakin talon ja puutarhan yll\u00e4pitoon. Peukut pystyyn!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Self-sufficiency bloggers are mostly writing about their own progress and plans this year. They are steared forward by Sari in Tsajut blog<\/a>. Feel free to read all the other blogs too, links below, even though they are in Finnish. It\u2019s already April, and I haven\u2019t really gotten around to doing much spring work yet. Spring is always a busy time with my other hobbies as well, and I think I signed up for a few too many courses on top of my studies. So I haven\u2019t even had time to plant anything yet. Good Friday was the first day in a long time when I had the energy and time to think about yard work. I still think it\u2019s too cold to start digging up the flower beds, so I started by cutting down the shrubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links to other blogs<\/strong>

Finnish grow zone 2<\/strong>
Pilkkeit\u00e4 Pilpalasta\u00a0https:\/\/pilkkeitapilpalasta.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/suuntana-omavaraisuus-huhtikuu-2026.html<\/a>
Oma tupa ja tontti\u00a0https:\/\/omatupajatontti.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/kevainen-paasiainen.html<\/a>
Sarin puutarhat\u00a0https:\/\/sarinpuutarhat.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/mansikkamaasta-perunamaa-omavaraisuus.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish grow zone 3<\/strong>
Tsajut\u00a0https:\/\/tsajut.fi\/suuntanaomavaraisuus-2026-osa-4\/<\/a>
Caramellia\u00a0https:\/\/caramellia.fi\/huhtikuu2026\/<\/a>
Rakkautta ja maanantimia\u00a0https:\/\/rakkauttajamaanantimia.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/suuntana-omavaraisuus-2026-osa-4-jotain.html<\/a>
Sininen tupa\u00a0https:\/\/sininentupa.blogspot.com\/2026\/04\/omavaraisemman-elaman-tavoitteet.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the back corner of the house, there is a thicket where meadowsweet spiraea x billiardii and some sort of white spirea have taken over due to a lack of care. I have cut this area quite aggressively every year. At first, the bushes covered almost the entire path from the septic tanks to the back of the house and were starting to suffocate the blackcurrant bush. Red meadowsweet is a pretty pesky plant, and it\u2019s actually in danger of being added to the list of harmful invasive species here in Finland \u2014white meadowsweet, spiraea salicifolia, is already on the list. In the previous row house yard, there was a red meadowsweet planted by the former resident, and the neighbors had already tried to get rid of it. It spreads quite vigorously via root and grows very quickly into a tall, large bush in a single summer. So you can cut it down to the ground in the spring or fall, and by the following fall it has grown back to its full size. It has a tough, finger-thick root system that runs about 10\u201315 cm deep and extends downward from there. In the yard of a row house, when I tried to dig planting holes for berry bushes, among other things, the root system of that plant effectively prevented digging all over the yard\u2014even up to about five meters away from the plant itself. Here in Havum\u00e4ki, I try to cut it at least a couple of times a summer to gradually get it to retreat. The white spirea isn\u2019t quite as bad, but as it spreads slowly, it does form bushy areas, and because of it’s beautiful leaves and striking\u2014albeit short\u2014bloom, it has apparently been planted here and there, along the driveway, by the shed wall and behind the house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another of my early spring tasks is none other than pruning the hawthorn. My husband hates the whole plant, but I refuse to give it up. The birds like it, too. So I try to keep my husband happy by cutting the hawthorn regularly. Regular cutting keeps the hawthorn compact and neat as a hedge, but it means we miss out on the blooms because the flowers only appear on older branches. So, we have a short section of hawthorn hedge behind the house that we only cut when the branches start to extend too far over the lawn. This part of the hedge produces flowers and, in the fall, berries for the birds. However, last year was so harsh that even the hawthorn didn\u2019t produce very many berries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, those are the spring chores I\u2019ve done so far. I hope I\u2019ll also manage to clear out a seedling-growing area for myself in April so I can sow some things for my kitchen garden. If the weather stays fairly warm from here on, I\u2019d also like to sow some lettuce in the grow boxes. I\u2019d really like to grow my favorite, dark oak leaf lettuce. For some reason, I haven\u2019t been able to find it in local stores for quite a while. And as always, I hope that this summer I have more energy to take care of the kitchen garden, I have been neglecting it for couple of years. There has been a promise in the air about better energy levels, but let’s not jump to conclusions just yet. I have to take it day by day, week by week. My spring hobbies and studies will go on a break after april, so then I should have more time for caring the garden and the house. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kuvan vasemmasta alakulmasta kohti kottik\u00e4rryj\u00e4 kulkeva sammalen raja osoittaa melko tarkkaan sen miss\u00e4 asti puskat olivat taloon muuttaessamme. Kaartuvat oksat ulottuivat sakokaivoille asti, tukkien kulkuv\u00e4yl\u00e4n. Kottarien vasemmalla puolella takana on huonosti erottuva vanha lamoava mustaherukka. T\u00e4st\u00e4 on revitty pois useita kottik\u00e4rryllisi\u00e4 juuria ja oksia. Viel\u00e4 riitt\u00e4\u00e4 puuhaa. \/
Edge of the green moss, starting from the left bottom corner, towards the wheelbarrow, shows pretty accurately where the bushes used to grow. Arching branches reached all the way to the septic tanks. blocking the way. On the left of wheelbarros, at the back is old blackcurrant. I have ripped out several wheelbarrow loads of roots and branches. There is still more to go.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Vasemmalla ja oikealla korkeat pensaat ovat orapihlajaa. Kuvan oikeassa laidassa mainittu mustaherukka. Vasemmassa laidassa rusopajuangervoa, keskell\u00e4 koivuangervoa. T\u00e4ss\u00e4 kohdassa on ehk\u00e4 ollut joskus jonkinlainen kulkuv\u00e4yl\u00e4 koska oikeanpuleisten orapihlajien takana oleva kivipenger p\u00e4\u00e4ttyy johonkin n\u00e4ille main, ja kuvien perusteella m\u00e4en alla oikealla on joskus ollut ehk\u00e4 lato tai muu piharakennus. T\u00e4h\u00e4n sopisi jonkinlainen syrj\u00e4inen istuskelupaikka, iltap\u00e4iv\u00e4n aurinko osuu t\u00e4h\u00e4n kohtaan kivasti. \/
High bushes on the right and left are hawthorn. On the right edge is the forementioned blackcurrant. In the front on the left side is the red meadowsweet and in the middle is white spirea. I assume there might have been some sort of passage here before, base on the fact that the stone wall, which is behind the hawthorn on the right ends approximately here, and there has been sort of a barn under the hill on the right side. Atleast some pictures show a building around there. This area would make lovely hideout seating area, the afternoon sun hits the spot quite nicely. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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T\u00e4st\u00e4 se taas l\u00e4htee, orapihlajan leikkaus. Olen taas hukannut johonkin pienet puutarhasakset, joten pikkuoksien leikkaus pit\u00e4\u00e4 j\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 my\u00f6hemp\u00e4\u00e4n hetkeen. Koko aidan leikkaamiseen menee pari-kolme p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4, mutta se on ihan kivaa puuhaa. \/
Here it goes again. I have misplaced my small garden shears again, so cutting the small branches will have to wait for another day. It takes 2-3 days to cut the whole hedge, but it’s actually quite fun thing to do. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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K\u00e4vin taas jokakev\u00e4isell\u00e4 aarteenetsint\u00e4retkell\u00e4 tonttimme takanurkkaan rajautuvan pellon kulmalla. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa saaliina lusikka, kannunkahva ja joitakin posliinin ja lasin paloja. Uskon ett\u00e4 maanviljelij\u00e4kin arvostaa ett\u00e4 k\u00e4yn putsaamassa entist\u00e4 tunkiota, nykyist\u00e4 peltoa. Pit\u00e4isi k\u00e4yd\u00e4 ihan roskapussin kanssa ker\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4 muoviroskat pois, niit\u00e4 en saanut mahtumaan mukaan t\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa. \/
I also went on my annual treasure hunting trip to the corner of the field behind our land. This time I found spoon, handle for a jug and some porcellain and glass shards. I believe the farmer also appreciates that I clean the old rubbish dump, current field. I should also go there with proper bag to collect all the plastic rubbish. I couldn’t fit them in my hands this time. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Omavaraistelijoissa kertoillaan t\u00e4n\u00e4 vuonna p\u00e4\u00e4asiassa omasta edistymisest\u00e4 ja suunnitelmista. Omavaraisia luotsaa Tsajujen Sari. K\u00e4yk\u00e4\u00e4 lukemassa my\u00f6s muiden bloggarien jutut, joihin linkit l\u00f6ytyv\u00e4t t\u00e4st\u00e4 alta. Ollaan jo huhtikuussa enk\u00e4 ole paljon rikkaa ly\u00f6nyt ristiin kev\u00e4thommien eteen. Kev\u00e4t on aina kiireist\u00e4 aikaa my\u00f6s muiden harrasteiden parissa ja taisin ottaa opiskelujen lis\u00e4ksi v\u00e4h\u00e4n liian paljon kursseja. En ole… <\/p>\n

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