Tuje is one of the most popular hedges – they are unpretentious, evergreen and grow fast. But when the summer heat strikes, they easily begin to brown, dry or fall. You may remember that in our grandmothers’ gardens have always shone healthy greenery even in the middle of a hot summer. They did not have an army of gardeners behind them, but they knew a simple trick that helped them keep the turs beautiful without expensive chemistry.
Summer heat can flood the garden – literally. Most of all, it is carried out by the turs, which otherwise keeps the fresh green color all year. But when they start rusting, drying from below, or losing shine, something is wrong. At the same time, our grandmothers retained alive and without chemistry even on the strongest days. How did they do that?
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A shower they don’t forget
Though these are not tropical palm trees, they love air humidity. In the heat it does not only suffer from drought in the soil, but also dry and hot air, which literally sucks water from needles. What helps? Ordinary dewy. Morning fog made of hose or fine sprayer does wonders with the tuje. Especially if you give them this care early in the morning before the sun begins to flourish.
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Grandmothers once knew that sprinkling not only to the roots, but also from above – gently, so that the water could dry into the evening and did not threaten to attack with mushrooms. On hot days they did it twice a day.
„The right watering is crucial for maintaining healthy tours during the hot and dry summer months. In extreme heat, pour the turs at least twice a week. In particularly dry conditions, it may be necessary to water even more often. It is important that the soil is still wet but not waterlogged”Advises Greenganttres.
Dressing slowly and heavily
One of the common errors is a rapid spilling – the water flows on the surface, but it does not reach the roots. Tuje has the roots of relatively shallow, so they suffer very quickly in the summer. It is ideal to water slowly, with the help of drip irrigation or with a small opening in the bottom, which you stick into the soil next to the trunk. The water then leaks slowly, which suits much more than a shower.
Beware of water from the well or pool
Our grandmothers had a sense of what water they water. Water from home well or rainwater were ideal – soft, natural and without chemistry. Today’s chlorinated water from the pool or ferric from the well can be damaged. Whether the needles are coloring into gray or orange, maybe this is the reason.
Green thanks to support from inside
In the summer, these need more than just water. After the rain or after thorough dodging, it is advisable to add nutrition – but carefully. The best are natural variants such as nettle extracts, cut grass or homemade compost tea. Grandmothers often had enough of what they had in the garden. They were also supplemented with potassium, such as wood ash. The green color then brightens beautifully and the tua looks healthy and vital.
Shield
Especially young seedlings suffer from direct stitch. If the weather is extremely hot, grandmothers did not hesitate to improvise and temporarily landed – for example with an old sheet, reed mat or branches of deciduous trees. It seems like an emergency, but this temporary measure often decided whether the plant survived the summer unscathed.
Tuja is not indomitable and in the summer deserves more than just random poured with a hose. Just a few simple steps and they will look like a catalog again – as with our grandmothers. The secret is not in miraculous fertilizers, but in timely and regular care.
