This is how the implementation succeeds

preparation

Simply the Boxwood Digging up and putting it back in its new location usually has unpleasant consequences: The leaves are colored yellow and the shrub can enter. Transplanting always means massive stress for a plant, which can, however, be reduced to a minimum with the right measures. So proceed gently and slowly prepare the book:

• In the fall, dig a trench around two feet deep around the box.
• This should make a circle around the plant.
• The ideal diameter is the approximate height of the box times two.
• Fill the trench with mature compost.
• to water You multiplied the book over the next three weeks.
• Keep the plant moist, but not wet.

This measure will make the box tree a compact one in the next few months Root ball develop whose fine roots are closer to the plant. In this way, you will damage less roots when digging out and thus reduce stress.

Moving boxwood - step by step

From approx. At the end of March you can move the box tree. Choose a frost-free day with an overcast sky. Proceed as follows:

• Dig the trench again, this time a little deeper.
• Hold that spade at the same time slightly inclined.
• Loosen the root ball in the soil with a Digging fork.
• Lift out the book.
• Place the plant in a bucket of water and let it soak in moisture.
• Dig a new one in the new location Planting hole, about twice the size of the root ball.
• Mix the excavated material with compost and, if necessary, sand.
• In the case of heavy soils, ensure good drainage to avoid waterlogging.
• Put the plant in, taking care not to crush the roots.
• Gently press the soil into place.
• Water the box well and ensure that there is an adequate supply of water for the next few weeks.
• Mulching The box with compost and Horn shavings.(€ 32.93 at Amazon *)
• Cut back the above-ground parts of the plant by a third.

Larger specimens should also be planted together with a plant stick, to which they are tied until they finally take root and thus fixed.

Boxwood gets yellow leaves - why is it?

If the replanted boxwood suddenly turns yellow leaves after a few days or weeks, the existing roots are no longer sufficient to supply the plant. In this case, you would have to cut back the book by at least a third, water it vigorously and, if not already done in the course of transplanting, with compost and horn shavings fertilize.