AT A GLANCE
When and how should you water privet?
Water privet during long periods of heat and hot summer months, preferably early in the morning or late in the evening. Use a watering can, water the stem and avoid waterlogging and wetting the leaves. Rain and tap water are both suitable.
How often do I have to water privet?
Pour the liguster in long heat waves during the hot summer months. During the rest of the year, it is usually not necessary to add extra water. With its roots, Ligustrum gets enough moisture from the soil. This applies to both a single privet and a privet hedge. This is one of the reasons why the popular hedge plant is extremely popular easy-care.
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What is the best way to water privet?
Use one watering can and water the privet tightly at the trunk. Avoid wetting the leaves with water. Avoid spraying the leaves of the plant with water, especially during the sunny part of the day. Otherwise they could be damaged in direct sunlight. When watering, make sure that there is no waterlogging
root area the plant forms. If water accumulates in the ground instead of seeping away, this can cause problems for the privet.When do you water privet?
Pour privet early in the morning or late night. At these times, the solar radiation is not that strong. By watering at a cooler and shadier time of the day, you will avoid both sunburn and rapid evaporation of moisture.
How can I water privet?
Privet is lime-tolerant and can therefore be used with both rainwater as well as with tap water be cast. If you have a small irrigated lake in your garden, you can also use this water to water your hedge plant to use. Use the water source that is cheap and not too much work for you.
Tip
Avoid adding water during frost!
Many common sorts of the privet are hardy. However, you should not water these plants on a frosty day. Otherwise, the water in the soil will freeze and the roots will be exposed to long-term cold.
