The robust privet is very popular with us. We show what you should pay attention to when planting privet hedges with regard to planting time, location and the like.
liguster (Ligustrum) enriches the garden not only with the fragrant white flowers in summer or the dark, shiny berries in autumn and winter. The animals he brings into the garden are also a wonderful asset and a joy to watch.
As soon as you have acquired your plants, you can finally get active. Think carefully about the right place for your privet. Keep in mind that you need to keep a certain distance from your neighbors when planting hedges. Once the perfect location has been found, let's get down to work.
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- When to plant privet
- Planting privet: the right location
- Planting privet: the right approach
- Care for privet after planting
When to plant privet
The right time to plant privet is in autumn, ideally October. At this time it rains a lot and the young plants need a lot of water in the beginning to grow well.
Alternatively, planting in spring is also possible. However, this has the disadvantage that you may have to water a lot if spring is dry. Choose the evening or a cloudy day for planting, when the sun is not too hot, in order to protect the plants for the first few hours after planting.
Planting privet: the right location
Privet has no special requirements for its location. The soil should be permeable to water, as the plant does not tolerate waterlogging. The plant particularly likes a slightly alkaline pH value. As for the light, privet is comfortable in the sun. He has nothing against penumbra, however. In theory, you can even plant your privet in the shade, but there is a risk of it becoming bald over time.
Planting privet: the right approach
It doesn't take much to plant a privet. However, bare-rooted plants should be placed in water for a few hours before planting. To plant, dig a hole about twice as wide and twice as high as the root ball. Then mix in the excavated soil compost, Manure or slow release fertilizers like ours Plantura organic universal fertilizer. You can then fill up the lower part of the planting hole with a little excavation. So the soil under the plant is well loosened. The plant itself should be replanted at the same level at which it previously grew. You can now distribute the remaining excavated material around the root ball and then press it down gently. Then all that's left to do is pour on - and you're done.
If you don't just want to plant a single privet, but an entire hedge, you should definitely keep the planting spacing. Privet should be set 40 to 50 centimeters apart, depending on how high you want your hedge to be. Small-stature varieties such as the dwarf guster (Ligustrum vulgare ‘Lodense’) can be planted a little more densely, about 30 centimeters apart. Also note that you should leave enough space in front of and behind the hedge, because the hedge also grows in width. At least 50 centimeters should be planned here.
Summary privet planting:
- Place bare-rooted plants in water for a few hours
- Maintain the planting distance, mark the planned holes if necessary
- Dig the planting hole about twice the size of the root ball
- Excavation with some compost, manure or our Plantura Organic universal fertilizer enrich
- Fill the bottom of the planting hole with a little loose excavation
- Insert the plant
- Fill the planting hole with excavated material and press down lightly
- Pouring on
Care for privet after planting
After planting, one thing counts above all: adequate watering until the young plants are well rooted. Over time, you can then reduce the amount of watering. A cut is theoretically possible very soon, but it is questionable whether this already makes sense.
To the right one Pruning privet you can find out everything you need to know here. One Fertilizing the privet do not need to be carried out before the next spring. More information can be found here.