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Exposure Highland doghobblePosizione mezza ombra
The Highland doghobble should be grown outdoors; it can bear very harsh temperatures without any problems, even many degrees below zero. To prevent damage caused by the cold temperatures, during the months with definately harsh minimum temperatures, we can protect the shrubs by covering the soil around the stem with straw or dry leaves.It is advisable to position this plant in a partially shady place, where it is exposed to direct sunlight only during the coolest hours of the day.

Generalities Highland doghobble
The Highland doghobble has a shrub- like development. The Highland doghobble Is medium in size; in spring, summer, autumn, winter it assumes a yellowgreen colouring. These are evergreen plants, which means they keep their leaves year round. These plants give origin to a brush with a rounded form.

Fertilization Highland doghobble
Shrubs develop new shoots and prepare their flowers during the spring period, therefore we must remember, by the end of the winter, to give it a good dose of humus or mature manure, or granular slow release fertilizer, to be added to the soil at the foot of the plant. During the spring we can choose a fertilizer rich in nitrogen and potassium, to mix with the irrigating water, every 20-25 days.

Watering Highland doghobbleTenere Umido
During this period of the year the The Highland doghobble needs regular watering, which should be done letting the soil dry between one watering and the other; let’s irrigate every 2-3 weeks with about 1-2 buckets of water . If we want to grow these plants in a vase, we should water them a bit more often, compared to plants cultivated in the ground; Every 2-3 years we should renew the substratum in the vase, or enrich with organic amender.

Treatments Highland doghobble
Generally during this time of year we suggest a pre-emptive treatment with wide range insecticide and with a systemic fungicide, to prevent the attack from part of the aphids and the development of fungus diseases, often favoured by a mild and damp climate.

Soil Highland doghobble
These plants are planted in a soft, but quite heavy, and not excessively drained soil.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
4
1
2
1
0
1
continental
3
2
2
2
0
1
mediterranean
2
3
2
3
0
1

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Notes - Highland doghobble

There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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