Hey folks,

I have no gardening experience and looking to improve the garden that was planted by the previous owners. I am unsure how to maintain these plants and what is best for them, as well i don't know what is intended to grow and what might be a weed out of control.

I have linked an album of photos I have taken of various plants. A lot of them seem to be growing out of what looked like previously dead stems or growing over them. I am just not sure if I should be getting rid of the dried out old stems or if i am supposed to leave them as the new plant might need it, it also looks like it depends on the plant.

I tried tugging out the dead stems from some of them but there was a lot of resistance so i stopped for fear up uprooting the whole plant. Maybe I should trim those stems instead?

I am going into this blind so pardon my ignorance about it all.

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[–] 1 point 1 week ago

Não puxa o caule seco se ele oferece resistência. Corta rente com uma tesoura limpa, no ponto onde sai o broto verde, ou uns dois dedos acima do solo se o galho estiver totalmente seco. Se tem folha nova saindo daquele caule, a planta está viva: só tira o que está quebradiço, sem broto e sem seiva.

Para separar mato de planta intencional, olha o padrão. Arbusto com caule lenhoso e brotação no mesmo ponto costuma ser a planta que já estava ali. O que nasce espalhado, com raiz rasa e cresce mais rápido que o resto, sai fácil com a terra úmida, de manhã. Uma camada de palha ou folhas secas em volta, sem encostar no caule, segura a umidade e reduz o que nasce no meio. Rega na base, cedo, e espera alguns dias para ver como cada planta reage antes de podar mais.

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