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Posted by kimcoco 5 (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 20, 11 at 11:23

I have a privet hedge that is about 4 or 5 years old now.

I've trimmed it since planting time for full growth - every 12 inches I cut it back 6 - for a nice full branching system.

The problem is every time it rains, it flops over, A LOT, and then as soon as it dries it has lost its nice hedge shape.

Do the stems eventually strengthen up? Do I need a soaker hose at the base - maybe it needs more moisture? I've seen other hedges around town that don't flop like mine. The entire hedge is about 5 feet in height.

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Could you post a picture? I would have thought that only the new growth would be floppy, and a 4 to 5 year old hedge should have a decent amount of woody growth to hold the shape.

I don't think that privet needs a whole lot of water, especially for established plants.

Are you fertilizing it? If so, with what, and how often?

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No fertilizing, unable to post pics right now. The new growth always flopped, of course, but it's flopping a few feet down.

I don't fertilize, and never have. I pretty much don't do anything with them but hedge them. They are otherwise growing nicely.

I'll have to get the camera fixed, take a closer look at the stems in the shrub and post back here.

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