Watering, fertilizing, cutting and more

How often does the periwinkle have to be watered?

You can enrich very sandy soil with a little peat in your garden so that watering the periwinkle is largely unnecessary. Due to the shading of the soil and the planting, which is often done in the shade, watering is rarely necessary for the periwinkle. It should only be watered occasionally, depending on the location and during long dry phases.

When is the best time to transplant the periwinkle?

The best time to transplant evergreens is in spring. Then there will still be enough time before autumn for growth and pruning, which stimulates stronger branching.

When and how is the periwinkle cut?

Basically, you don't necessarily have to cut the periwinkle as part of maintenance or rejuvenation. But you can cut it back sharply from above in the spring if it has become too high for you. Leave enough branches and shoot buds close to the ground. You can remove lateral outgrowths at any time, even at other times, if the periwinkle is above its planned point in one place

Location should grow out.

Which diseases and pests can be dangerous to the periwinkle?

Basically most are Evergreen varieties very robust and are also used by Nudibranchs spurned. However, a disease called Phoma stem rot can often be called the Ground cover used plant can lead to the total failure of entire stocks. Black discolored “nests” should be removed from the stock and destroyed. Homemade spray manure made from onions and garlic should help against this fungus.

Does the periwinkle have to be fertilized?

As a rule, artificial fertilizers are not absolutely necessary to supply the evergreens with nutrients. In rainy years, however, nutrients can be heavily leached out of the soil. Then should be around the Evergreen plants For example, the following materials can be incorporated into the top layer of soil:

• Leaf mulch
• seasoned garden compost
• Hardwood chopped material

How do you get the evergreen through the winter well?

the Subspecies des Vinca minor are usually hardy even in colder locations than the large-leaved Vinca major. However, all periwinkle species in this country can usually be overwintered outdoors without major problems.