On 08/10/2012 00:12, Roy22 wrote:
David Hill;970426 Wrote:
On 07/10/2012 15:23, Roy22 wrote:-
Last Xmas, I planted three new Privet plants (3 feet high) to fill a
metre gap in a long established Privet hedge. The gap had been opened
up by the careless pruning of an adjacent tree by a neighbour.

When planting, I dug some bonemeal safely below the roots, whilst
putting some 'Rootgrow' fungus on the roots of the pot-grown plants,
this being the advice received at the time.

Since spring, I've been watering the plants weekly with a watering can
of water plus a high nitrogen feed. They've grown well during the
summer.

My question is, now winter approaches, what care should they get.
Weekly water? Is high nitrogen feed, or anything else, wise over the
winter months?-

Just leave them

Does that mean not even water??

That depends where in the UK you are.
Here in Wales you wouldn't even have needed to water during the "Summer"
In winter they should be dormant so using very little water.
I see you say you watered with a watering can.
When you water you want the water to go down 12 inches or more so that
the roots go DOWN after it, if you water only the surface, then that is
where the roots will go looking for water, and the plants will suffer
every time the top soil dries out.
A hose pipe left with a slow trickle for half an hour will do most good,
otherwise using buckets, pour some on then as soon as it has soaked in,
more and keep doing this till each plant has had a couple of gallons or
more. This done once a week will do more good than a quick splash every
evening.
David @ the wet end of Swansea Bay.