Like almost every plant in the garden, the gold privet needs some attention in order for it to thrive. Skilled handling of the pruning shears takes up most of the time. The rest of the care, on the other hand, is just a piece of cake, but must be done at the right time.

The Goldliguster is quite easy to care for

To cut

Care with secateurs begins on the day of planting with the first pruning of the young golden liguster to around 15 cm. The
Cutting should stimulate it to branch out again and give it a compact shape. As soon as it has reached 50 cm in height, maintenance cuts await it every year:

  • a cut at the end of February/beginning of March
  • second cut in summer after flowering
  • remove dry, damaged, frostbitten and stunting branches
  • Shorten other branches all around to desired length
  • cut a hedge narrower at the top than at the bottom
  • this prevents bareness

Fertilize

The many pruning promotes plenty of new growth. In addition, the gold privet is a flowering tree on which even small black berries can ripen. In order to do this work, its roots must find enough nutrients in the soil.

  • fertilize in March with a mixture of compost and horn shavings (32.93€).
  • Use 3 kg of compost and 100 grams of horn shavings (€32.93) per square meter
  • Work in only superficially so as not to damage shallow roots
  • alternatively use a commercially available long-term fertilizer
  • Dose according to the manufacturer's instructions, if necessary fertilize several times a year
  • The last application of fertilizer should take place in mid-August at the latest
  • carbonated lime fertilizer (€9.70) has a growth-promoting effect
  • measure the pH beforehand

tips

You can fertilize a solitary plant in a bucket more effectively and conveniently with a commercially available liquid fertilizer that you administer over the irrigation water.

pour

Goldprivet likes a moderately moist soil. If its soil threatens to dry out, it has to be watered. Even freshly planted and not yet fully rooted specimens still need support at the beginning.

  • pour as needed
  • pay attention to the current weather
  • Water freshly planted gold liguster more often
  • Privets in pots also suffer from dryness more quickly

hibernate

Privets are hardy and get through the winter just fine without our help. Goldliguster that grow in pots do not need winter quarters but need protection from the cold:

  • Wrap the pot with fleece or bubble wrap
  • place on styrofoam or block of wood
  • A protected location on a house wall is ideal

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