So he feels completely at ease

At what time and how is the winter snowball cut?

In general, it is not absolutely necessary to use the Winter snowball to cut. Its growth form is naturally harmonious. Only if this plant is too big for you (up to 3 m high and wide), it looks decrepit or has sparse flowers, a pruning is urgently recommended.

But as a precaution, a cut every year makes sense. That is with Cut noteworthy:

• well tolerated by cutting
• Radical cuts are also tolerated
• radical pruning usually results in loss of flowers (flowers on two-year-old wood)
• ideal cutting time: after the blossom
• like to clear every year
• Cut away old branches at the roots when thinning out

Does this ornamental shrub need fertilizer every year?

If the winter snowball is planted in a nutrient-rich substrate, it is not necessary to increase it every year and month after month fertilize. However, if it is lazy to flower, fertilization is recommended. This is often the case 4 years after planting. You can use compost for fertilization.

To what extent are dryness and wetness tolerated?

There shouldn't be any difficulty that Scented snowball to be poured if the drought and heat persist. Otherwise it weakens because it does not tolerate a dry substrate. Even with moisture in the root area, it can only deal with it from time to time. It is best to keep the environment evenly moist and choose when plants a well-drained soil!

Which pests and diseases weaken it?

In unsuitable locations and in drought, the winter snowball is so weakened that it is often attacked by aphids, which cripple its leaves. Strengthen the plant with the help of horsetail broth or nettle manure!

Furthermore, whiteflies sometimes appear. Diseases can be attacked by gray mold. That is rarer Leaf spot disease watch on the winter snowball. In the case of diseases, it usually only helps to cut off the infected parts and dispose of them.