Treating Box Blight

In this video I show how I treat box blight.
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[@clairedomonteweddings5248]

Do you have an update on your hedges?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

There have been several updates. The updates are in my garden tour videos, usually once a month. The last update on the box hedging was in the April garden tour video, which I am linking to here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3mwaWCHhMmlq8Usi=EHNA552yy1sjNFoo

[@kristineobrien8878]

WOW!!!…You are AMAZING with those clippers sister!

[@topbuxusholland]

Great job Rachel. Happy you found our product 💚

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. I'm happy too.

[@kristineobrien8878]

Mr. Norman also is AMAZING ❤

[@brigitterauscher5031]

So much hard work! Keeping my fingers crossed that you eradicated that nasty blight!🥰🥰

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I hope so too!

[@chrisdooney5374]

Great video thank you

[@GardeningatDouentza]

welcome

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

I hope it works and I am sure it will do the job like it did previously. It inspired me to give my boxwood some foliar feed too as it has been losing some leaves over the years. Have a wonderful week Rachel 😍😍😘😘

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks, Fernanda. I'm sure your box will appreciate that TLC

[@soniewhitten4844]

hi rachel, thanks for the video . your gardens are shaping right up.beautiful as always. i do not have any box woods, but i enjoy seeing my flowers come up. it puts a smile on your face. be safe and keep gardening.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Me too. I love to see those flowers coming

[@susanmcgillivray3535]

Hope all your hard work does the trick. I had box blight 5 years ago, i treated it pretty much the same as you and managed to get it under control but to my horror a couple of weeks ago i noticed it had come back and so quickly it took hold as I hadn’t noticed it one week and then the next it was there. I was searching online for any tips for treating and it all seems to be the same message. Ive given mine 2 applications of the top buxus now 2 weeks apart but i think i now need to get the dead infected stuff cut out, just not had time to do it yet. Hopefully, its not too late to get this blight under control. Living in Manchester England dry days and when I’ve got time to do it are a challenge but 🤞

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Apparently the blight can lie dormant for up to five years in the soil if you don't collect all the clippings. Box blight is trouble but if you have a mature hedge, it really is worth going to some trouble to save it. Good luck to us both.

[@shaunbonilla4921]

What was the name of the feed you used in the spray bottle? Do you have a link where I can buy it?

[@paulinecrispin121]

I hope this works. I thought I had a case of box blint, last year, but it turned out to but box caterpillar. Therefore, I am keeping a watch out for it and spraying my plants in advance. Thanks for sharing.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good luck!

[@valerievrettos3472]

Hi Rachel, Thank you for doing this video, it has given me hope. Especially after seeing your recent video! I am in Southern Maine US. I have about 30 mature Box Bushes that I adore. Sadly something has gotten to a few of them and it is spreading quickly. Although I am told that blight has not reached my area I believe that mine do indeed have it. I am currently waiting for verification from the local extension agency. May I ask how you determined that yours was blight? Your home and gardens are lovely and I enjoy your channel.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

There are two main culprits that cause damage like this on box. When I ruled out caterpillars, it had to be box blight. Wishing you all the best with yours.

[@valerievrettos3472]

Thank you@@GardeningatDouentza

[@revivalservicebydesign330]

How do you sanitize trimmers & shears whilst cutting back?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Use a bleach solution in a spray bottle.

[@ksero1000]

Can a long cold season of winter defoliation fight the blight? Boxwoods in my area pretty much lose all their leaves every year.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I am not sure if box blight can be killed off with a cold winter in the same way that some pests can. I do know that cold winters can give rise to the condition 'winter burn', which might be confused with box blight. Sorry to not be of more help.

[@debbiesimpson5421]

hi rachel, i am a member of NGS mainly for my box topiary and a couple of years ago blight started. It appears august and seems to get worse over winter. did your treatment work and what time of year did you cut them back?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi there. The treatment was done in April and you can see a link to the follow up video in the video description.

[@keltoms]

Did this work after? Thanks

[@GardeningatDouentza]

There has been an update in every garden tour since this video was made. Here's the latest... kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5ybdZKGqqyErJYsi=bcLRcG847HZo3Zga

[@gwenloughman3775]

Box blight must surely be a very aggressive and invasive garden pest. I hope all of your hard work and dedication pays off. Your poor arms!!!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you. I'm glad it's all done now.

[@sm8315]

This is a new variety of blight, the plants are not likely to survive sadly

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You can see updates in my subsequent garden tour videos, especially the April 2024 garden tour. The box is recovering well.

[@cg741graf5]

Oh my: you need rose gloves that go up the arm. 😢

[@leeannmansfield5254]

I would der if your upset as much as me...I never had this in 23 years...ruined my hedges...im upset.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Of course it's upsetting but hopefully the treatment will work for you too.

[@dannydonnelly8198]

Thats winter burn not blight

[@GardeningatDouentza]

That's very interesting but I don't think so. I say this because we had the wettest October on record so the box would have had no lack of water. Also, despite an unseasonal December low of -5C (23F) we did not have snow.

[@dannydonnelly8198]

@@GardeningatDouentza The leaves will have black cankers on them if it is blight. www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/bp/bp-203-w.pdf Heres a great article on it