Dryness in Berlin: Rain brings relief for plants, but is not enough yet

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Von: NAG Redaktion

Der Berliner Sommer war bisher von vielen Regentagen geprägt. Während Hitzefans sich über die nassen Wochen ärgern, freut sich die Pflanzenwelt über das dringend benötigte Wasser. Angela Schuhmann, eine erfahrene Gärtnerin aus dem Botanischen Garten Berlin, berichtet über die Auswirkungen der Trockenheit, den Regen und den Klimawandel. Angela Schuhmann, seit 30 Jahren im Botanischen Garten tätig, zeigt sich in einem Interview mit t-online.de zwiegespalten über das Wetter. Privat hätte sie gerne mehr Sonne, als Gärtnerin freut sie sich jedoch über den Regen. Für die Pflanzen sei das Wasser äußerst wichtig. Insbesondere die Bäume hätten sich über den Regen gefreut und …
So far, the Berlin summer was shaped by many rainy days. While heat fans are annoyed over the wet weeks, the flora is happy about the urgently needed water. Angela Schuhmann, an experienced gardener from the botanical garden Berlin, reports on the effects of dryness, rain and climate change. Angela Schuhmann, who has been working in the botanical garden for 30 years, is broken about the weather in an interview with t-online.de. In private, she would like to have more sun than a gardener, but she is happy about the rain. The water is extremely important for the plants. The trees in particular were happy about the rain and ... (Symbolbild/MB)

The Berlin summer was so far shaped by many rainy days. While heat fans are annoyed over the wet weeks, the flora is happy about the urgently needed water. Angela Schuhmann, an experienced gardener from the botanical garden Berlin, reports on the effects of dryness, rain and climate change.

Angela Schuhmann, who has been working in the botanical garden for 30 years, is broken about the weather in an interview with t-online.de. In private, she would like to have more sun than a gardener, but she is happy about the rain. The water is extremely important for the plants. The trees in particular were happy about the rain and benefit from the moist soil.

The gardener describes the problem of continuing drought in Berlin as very urgent. The groundwater level has been too low for years and could not be sustainably replenished by irrigation measures alone. The current rain also does not come deep enough into the ground to make an effective contribution to groundwater development. Angela Schuhmann sees the only solution in a year to increase the groundwater level.

climate change is also noticeable in Schuhmann's daily work. In recent years there have been drier and warmer spring that would have led to increased water. The effects of climate change are visible on the plants. Trees lose branches or get brown areas. The botanical garden can still counteract well, but this is difficult to implement in all of Berlin.

In view of the changes, measures are already taken in the botanical garden to adjust to the climate changes. It is carefully considered which plants are grown and how water can be saved. Some plants can get used to less water by growing their roots deeper into the ground. But not all plants are adaptable. For example, moor or moisture plants could not be used to dryness.

When asked about the desired weather for the rest of the summer, Angela Schuhmann jokingly answers: sun and rain during the day. It remains to be seen how the Berlin summer will develop and how gardeners like Angela Schuhmann will deal with the continued challenges and changes in the flora.

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