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- Planting lilacs in autumn - instructions and tips
- Plant lilac properly
- Educate young lilac
- Hibernate freshly planted lilac
- Tips
In autumn is planted and cut
Planting lilacs in autumn - instructions and tips
Lilac should preferably be planted in the garden in late summer / early autumn, when it is no longer hot and dry, but still warm enough. Then the roots have time to grow in time for the winter - while the plant in the spring no longer has to use energies on rooting, but can drive out. You probably still have to wait two to three years for the first flower - lilac blooms only from a later age.
Plant lilac properly
Container plants are already rooted and are therefore ideally planted between August and the beginning of October in the garden. The best way to do this is as follows:
On the other hand, root-lipped lilacs are best planted on a frost-free and dry day in late winter, when the soil is already thawed.
Educate young lilac
A young lilac planted in the fall can be brought into the desired shape with the help of sharp pruning shears.
For a dense lilac bush
If, on the other hand, you want to raise a high stem, select the strongest shoot for the main shoot and attach it to a planting rod. All other shoots awake from the roots.
Hibernate freshly planted lilac
In the first winter you should protect the young, freshly planted lilac from the cold. For this purpose, you can cover the root disk with spruce or fir branches. Bark mulch, on the other hand, is not optimal because it keeps the moisture in the soil - lilac needs a rather dry soil.
Tips
If you still want to enjoy lilac blossoms in autumn, plant the best known Syringa microphylla, Superba, also known as "autumn lilac". This Zwerglieder blooms again and again between April to October, interrupted only by short breaks. Also for the vase 'Superba' is excellent.