The broom or all species of this genus are considered to be very easy to care for, robust and hardy. As a result, these plants rarely suffer from various diseases. However, this requires good care in the right location.

Broom very rarely gets sick

What are the problems with gorse?

As well as to diseases, the broom is also quite resistant to pests, an infestation is quite unlikely. However, it doesn't always thrive. The reason for this is usually the location or maintenance. To grow and bloom, broom needs lots of light and warmth as well as loose soil.

When waterlogged, the roots of the gorse often rot, it only needs to be watered sufficiently when planting or as a young plant. Although hardy, it can suffer from frost damage. These occur mainly in young plants or after a too late pruning.

Can I still save ailing broom?

If your broom shows dry shoots in spring, then these are probably frozen. Protect the plant from late frosts and later carefully cut into the healthy wood. If the soil is too moist and the reason for a lack of growth, then loosen it up with sand.

Can I simply transplant poorly growing gorse?

Before you transplant your gorse, it is better to try to improve the conditions at the previous location. Because the broom does not like to move. If it cannot be avoided, then handle the sensitive taproots with care.

Carefully dig up your gorse and plant it just as deep in the ground as it was originally planted. A fairly deep planting hole is required for this, because the roots of the gorse grow very long.

The essentials in brief:

  • very easy to care for and robust
  • little susceptible to diseases and pests
  • Root rot when waterlogged
  • Wither in case of planting errors
  • flowering lazy in the shade and when over-fertilized
  • lack of growth in heavy soil

tips

If you have planted your gorse in the right place, take good care of it and protect it from frost in the first winter, then it will not suffer from diseases or pests.

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