Watering, fertilizing, cutting and more

Can the crop tolerate drought or does it have to be watered?

Of the Gold lacquer should be particular to his Heyday, which lasts from April to May (depending on the variety), are supplied with plenty of water. Both tap water and rainwater are suitable.

It tolerates short-term drought without damage. But in the long term he cannot make friends with a dry earth. It is also sensitive to moisture (risk of rot). It is ideal to keep the substrate slightly moist.

Does Goldlack need fertilizer?

As early as spring you can use compost and / or the gold varnish Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) supply. Carefully work these fertilizers into the soil. The next application of fertilizer does not make sense until 8 weeks later. During its growth phase, the gold lacquer should be fertilized about every 4 weeks. Liquid fertilizers are well suited. Container plants are fertilized every week from March to the end of June.

How do you overwinter the plant?

Since the gold lacquer is considered badly hardy, you should cover it over the winter. Before that, it is cut back in autumn so that only a few leaves remain. Starting in November, put a layer of sticks over the root area of ​​the plant. Potted plants are put in the autumn and overwintered.

What kind of disease can it lead to?

Usually the gold lacquer is not susceptible to disease. But if the location and care are not right, diseases can occur. Among others, the following diseases can occur:

• Gray mold: leaves are covered with a velvety gray coating
• Wilt disease: leaves wither
• Carbonic hernia: Roots are damaged, as a result blue-green to gray leaves appear that wither

When and how do you cut the gold lacquer?

That is with Cut to note:

• well tolerated by cutting
• simple Secateurs enough
• Cut off dead flowers (stimulates the formation of new flowers)
• Perennial species: cut back heavily after flowering
• Shoot young plants from a height of 10 cm (shorten the main shoot for a bushier growth)