What to do with branches and diseased remains?

What to do with the clippings?

As long as the Boxwood healthy and neither from fungal or bacterial Diseases respectively. Pests such as the boxwood moth can easily be chopped up and mixed well with grass clippings and, if necessary, one Compost accelerator, on the Compost heap dispose. In this form, the clippings are also very suitable as mulch material for ornamental and useful plant beds.

What to do if sick boxwood has to be disposed of?

But is the book of one Wilt or the dreaded Instinct death affected, perhaps even hopelessly eaten bald by the box tree moth, you must under no circumstances compost it or other beds with the material mulch. Pests and pests sometimes survive for years only to strike again in the following years. The caterpillars of the moth overwinter protected in the Interior of the boxwood, fungal spores, on the other hand, survive for a very long time even under the most adverse conditions. So if you have to get rid of contaminated clippings, it is best to dispose of them

• via household waste (residual waste bin)
• on the Organic waste (Organic waste bin or Brown barrel)
• in appropriately designated containers at the recycling center (ask in advance!)
• or at a campfire (obtain approval from the authorities beforehand!)

If the boxwood is to be disposed of in the rubbish, it is best to pack it in a bag or the like in a hermetically sealed manner. ä. In this way, the cause of the disease cannot escape and possibly spread further.

Why am I allowed to throw the clippings in the organic waste bin but not compost them myself?

Now it is advisable not to compost the box infected with the box tree moth yourself, but to dispose of it in the organic waste bin. Their content ends up on the compost, even if it is industrially dimensioned. Where is the difference, can't the moth spread further here? No, because industrially operated composting plants heat the compost material to temperatures of more than 55 ° C for a period of several weeks. The moth does not survive this treatment in all of its developmental stages, which is why disposal is unproblematic. On the other hand, on the domestic compost, the temperature development and hygiene cannot be nearly as accurate eye be kept so that the animals can survive and continue to reproduce happily.