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Bucus Hedges

  • 08-11-2019 11:57pm
    #1
    whodafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    Whats the secret to garden centres having green/lush/near perfect buxus hedges?

    I have one potted in top soil but can see after few months the colouring goes so wondering how the garden centres do it?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Aboppy1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Aboppy1


    whodafunk wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Whats the secret to garden centres having green/lush/near perfect buxus hedges?

    I have one potted in top soil but can see after few months the colouring goes so wondering how the garden centres do it?

    Thanks
    Fertiliser. Most plants they stock have enough fertiliser to last for a year


  • #3
    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    Buxus are a tricky plant. They should be in a sheltered spot, as they wind-burn very easily. Drought damages them, and rain often doesn’t get to their roots, depending on how they are clipped. Regular watering of the roots is needed. In production they are drip watered in a poly tunnel. Fertilizer is needed, they are greedy. And they are prone to disease, box blight.


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