This helpful article has brought back an old memory.
70 years ago (yes, I'm getting on a bit) I remember my dad saving the clippings after cutting a privet hedge. He would soak them in a bucket of water (over some days, he once said to me, when I was still small - I really was, once). He explained to me that he had never seen the privet suffer from any pest, and so assumed there's something in its sap. Sadly, I know of no results and had no further reports from him. Maybe someone else can confirm?
Happy gardening!
This helpful article has brought back an old memory.
70 years ago (yes, I'm getting on a bit) I remember my dad saving the clippings after cutting a privet hedge. He would soak them in a bucket of water (over some days, he once said to me, when I was still small - I really was, once). He explained to me that he had never seen the privet suffer from any pest, and so assumed there's something in its sap. Sadly, I know of no results and had no further reports from him. Maybe someone else can confirm?
Happy gardening!