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Weigela minuet1/29/2024 Here is to adding low-maintenance beauty and color to your landscape this year by planting and growing weigela! For more information on adding shrubs and bushes to your landscape, be sure to check out our Shrubs & Bushes category on the blog. Product Link : Jobes Organic Slow Release Shrub Spikes Lightly fertilizing weigela with slow release spikes is an excellent way to promote healthy, long-term growth. This not only helps the plant develop it’s late spring blooms, but aids in promoting a denser fill of foliage too. Weigela is not a heavy feeder from the soil, and requires only light fertilizing to keep it healthy and blooming.įertilize lightly in early spring using a basic shrub & tree fertilizer. Pruning should take place during the winter months when the plant is dormant. Light pruning of renegade branches helps the shrub to keep it’s shape, and also encourages new growth and more blooms near the tips. Plants should be slightly pruned when dormant to help keep their shape and promote new blooms. Over-fertilizing plants or applying at the wrong time during the growing season can result in plant injury.Weigela’s compact growth pattern require little pruning. Determine which application method is best for the situation and select a product designed for trees and shrubs, or go with a nutritionally balanced, general-purpose formula such as 10-10-10.Īlways follow the fertilizer package directions for application rates and scheduling. Feed in early spring when plants start growing.įertilizers are available in many forms: granulated, slow-release, liquid feeds, organic or synthetic. Fertilizing InstuctionsĮstablished trees should be fertilized every 2-3 years. If a tree is so large that it can’t be safely pruned with a pole pruner, it is best to call in a professional tree service. Pole pruners and tree saws are better for large, mature shrubs or trees. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by. Hand shears, pruners, and loppers are ideal for most shrubs. Minuet Weigela is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. There are many tools available depending on the job. Many shrubs can be regularly sheared to keep them shaped as a hedge, edging or formal foundation planting.Īlways use sharp, clean tools when pruning. This bud will be where the new growth sprouts. When pruning to control a plant’s size or shape, cuts should be made just above a leaf bud and at a slight angle. Pruning may be needed to remove dead branches, encourage bushier growth, promote more flowers, or maintain a specific size or shape.ĭead branches should be removed close to the trunk, flush with the bark. After that they should be sturdy enough to survive on their own. Monitor new plants through the first two years to make sure they are getting the moisture they need. If the first 2-4” (5-10cm) of soil is dry, it is time to water. To check for soil moisture use your finger or a hand trowel to dig a small hole and examine the soil. Deep watering encourages roots to grow further into the ground resulting in a sturdier plant with more drought tolerance. During hot spells thoroughly soaking the ground up to 8” (20 cm) every few days is better than watering a little bit daily. A slow, one-hour trickle of water should do the job. Watering Instructionsĭepending on rainfall, new plants need to be watered weekly through the first growing season. Keep the mulch at least 4” (10cm) away from the trunk of the plant as this can keep the bark too moist and cause it to decay. Water the plant well then add a 2” (5cm) layer of mulch, such as shredded bark, around the planting area. Fill the hole until the soil line is just at the base of the plant, where the roots begin to flare out from the main stem. Return the soil to the planting area packing it firmly around the root ball. If roots are tightly packed gently rake them apart with your fingers. If the root ball is wrapped in burlap fabric this must now be removed along with any string or wire securing the burlap. The container can also be removed by carefully cutting it down the side. Rotate the container and continue to tap, loosening the soil until the plant pulls smoothly from the pot. To remove the plant from the container, gently brace the base of the plant, tip it sideways and tap the outside of the pot to loosen. This enriches the soil and loosens the existing dirt so that new roots can spread easily. After removing the soil, mix it with some compost or peat moss. To prepare the planting area dig a hole as deep as the root ball and three times as wide. Consider whether tall trees or shrubs will block windows or interfere with the roof or power lines. Space plants far enough from building foundations, walls, and decks so that the growing foliage won’t crowd the structure. Plant in spring or early fall to give plants the best start.Ĭhoose a location that will allow roots to spread and branches to grow freely.
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