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- Cut privet in August
- Cut privet in August
- What will be cut in August?
- Do not forget to water
- Leave a few fruit stands
- Use plywood for propagation
- Tips
In August, the privet can be brought into shape
Cut privet in August
Like almost all hedge plants, the privet flies twice a year - once in the spring and once at the end of the summer. Therefore, not only a pruning in the spring makes sense, but another in August. Only in this way will you get a beautiful, dense privet hedge over time.
Cut privet in August
While spring drift is very strong, summer drift is somewhat weaker. As a result, you do not have to and are not allowed to cut back the privet as much as you did in spring.
What will be cut in August?
August is ideal for keeping the privet in shape. Cut off all shoots that disturb the uniform picture. Light up something that is too tight. This prevents fungal diseases.
You can now also trim a privet hedge in height.
Do not forget to water
Privet drive expires very quickly. He needs strength for that. Therefore, do not forget to water the shrubs well after pruning. This is also necessary when the day is rainy. But make sure that no waterlogging arises.
Leave a few fruit stands
The berries of the leaflet are a popular bird food. You should therefore leave a few fruit stands in order to give the feathered friends in the garden some food.
Unfortunately, the fruits are slightly poisonous, but do not invite you to snack because of their bitter taste. A danger of poisoning for small children is nevertheless not excluded.
Use plywood for propagation
If shoots appear in August when cut, which are already lignified below, you can use them wonderfully to propagate the leaflet.
Prepare a planting place and simply put the wood in it. Shorten the sticks afterwards at the top. Pour the offshoots well. Normally, new drives should show up already next spring, proving that roots have formed on the plywood.
Tips
Privet is very cut friendly. You can not go wrong when cutting back. Choose a day when the sun does not seem too strong to avoid brown spots on the cuts.