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WEIGELA GUIDES
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usable in an array of sizes that all have a tidy , thick growth wont , weigelas are floriferous plant life that produce delicious funnel - determine bloom across spring and summer .
Although they are easy to care for , to get the best out of these bush they should get an annual prune .
Luckily , all weigelas can be pruned in the same way , and even though the cognitive process is a multi - step one , it is also pretty square .
you could lop weigela bushes by watch over these steps :
This process is explained in more depth below .
When To Prune Weigela
Weigelas should be pruned like a shot after blooming in summer .
These deciduous shrub flower mostly on the previous twelvemonth ’s growth , and this growth start up forming in summertime very before long after the blooming time of year .
Therefore , detain pruning would have in mind that you may remove the shoots and stems that would have have flower .
Timely pruning will also allow these shrubs to put out wise ontogeny and buds that will abide flush the be season andwill be firm enough to resist the winter icing .
1) Remove Damaged Branches
Branches and stems that are numb or damaged , either from saltation frost , disease or breakage , should be cut back first .
damage branches may be cut at their attachments or at an average spatial relation so that the healthy part is entrust behind .
Make the cut just above a node or bud .
Similarly , prune or bring down branch that may be crossing or scratch against one another .
bet on the thickness of the branch , you will need a small pruning saw or electrical shunt secateurs .
2) Prune Flowered Stalks
blossom stalks may be crop even on young shrubs .
Use small secateurs or scissors to prune such a stalk at its attachment .
On mature shrub , you may prune the stalk or its mother stem to remove its flowered growth .
This may be done at its attachment or just above a node or bud on the dark-green part of the mother stem .
By no means should all such stems be trimmed ; choose those that are gangly , leggy and that disturb the rest to help restore the shape of the bush .
3) Get Rid Of Unproductive Stems
On a fledged bush , cut old Natalie Wood that is unproductive by cut the stems at the base .
Remove up to 25 % of the total number of stems .
A goodly , vigorous bush may not have very many unproductive fore but it may be choke .
If so , propose to thin it by take up to 20 % of the radical .
A few of these may be pruned to their various bases while the eternal sleep should be trimmed 33 - 50 % of their respective distance .
Cut these to just above a knob or bud and try out to make the cut at an slant .
Secateurs or loppers of the appropriate variety may be used for this task .
4) Remove Weak Shoots
You should also look over the old year ’s shoot .
A few may be feeble , gangly and less than vigorous , so you should dress such shoots at their attachments .
I find a pair of ringway secateurs to be perfect for this task .
5) Water & Feed Well
After pruning , water the shrub well .
prey it with a granular fertilizer by working it into the dirt at a healthy distance from the pate .
A liquified fertiliser may be used rather .
“ If you get dry atmospheric condition in late summertime and fall , generous late summer mulching and tearing can leave in better flowering next twelvemonth , ” shares Master Horticulturist Dan Ori .
“ I like to add my gritty fertilizer and mulch in early spring as it sets the plant up for the yr ahead . I do n’t refer myself with a late summertime mulch as ours is not specially dry in my part of the UK . ”
