Planting Ligustrum Japonicum
- 1). Measure the line of the hedge, keeping it 3 to 4 feet from the property line. Drive a stake into the ground at each end. Stretch twine between the stakes to mark the planting area.
- 2). Tie a ribbon every 5 feet along the twine. This indicates where to plant each of the Japanese privet shrubs.
- 3). Dig each planting hole twice the diameter and to the same depth as the root ball. Fill with water and allow to soak into the soil.
- 4). Remove the outer wrapper and soak the roots of bare-root Japanese privet in a bucket of water for an hour.
- 5). Mound the soil in the center of the planting hole. Carefully spread the roots and place the shrub in the hole, aligning with the ribbon marking the 5-foot spacing. Backfill, tamping firmly. Water thoroughly.
- 6). Unroll the hose for the drip-watering system, arranging it along the hedge line. Install one emitter per shrub.
- 7). Surround each shrub with 3 inches of mulch in a 2-foot diameter circle, pulling the mulch back 6 inches from the stem.
- 8). Water when the soil is dry to the touch. Japanese privet is drought-tolerant once established.
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