New hedge

[spandit]

Spent much of today planting the hawthorn hedge I'd ordered. The plants didn't arrive when they were supposed to so I had to heel them in over the weekend.

About 120 plants in all, around 18m

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice work mate, how long till you need to start trimming.

 

[sandbender]

That'll look great, nice fence too.

 

[greensurfingbear]

You planning on laying it as a tradition hedge once they grow?


Orric

 

[spandit]

You planning on laying it as a tradition hedge once they grow?


Orric

Would be nice... don't know how long it will take to get to that size, though

 

[Elen Sentier]

Well done, it'll look grand. Hope you do get to lay it

 

[milius2]

Looks good, cant wait for the planting season myself This is addictive !

 

[titanius anglesmith]

HI all,
that will make a realy good people and animal proof hedge in a few years.
Regards Chris.

 

[spandit]

HI all,
that will make a realy good people and animal proof hedge in a few years.
Regards Chris.

Hope so. It's against stock fencing so already animal proof but would like to stop people climbing over

 

[Toddy]

It's a lovely thing is a hawthorn hedge, and very stock (and people) proof; but you're a brave man, it can be a nightmare to trim and clean up behind
My Dad planted one nearly fifty years ago, my brother still lives in the house, and he finally grubbed it out ten years ago. Every tiny wee scrap and thorn you cut off needs to be picked up or else your hands or feet are in peril for years. He'd just had enough of keeping it tidy.

We have holly growing in our beech hedge, and it's just about as bad as the hawthorn.

Birds love them though, insects like spiders happily colonise them, and they're hardy. Kept trim there's not much goes through or over a hawthorn hedge

cheers,
Toddy

 

[spandit]

It's extending an existing hawthorn hedge that's about 150 yards long so not worried about the thorns

 

[British Red]

Keep it trimmed and the straggly tops pruned off and it'll be 6' high and nice and thick in four or five years (based on the ones we planted that time ago). You can get it higher, quicker but a light trim twice a year encourages it to bush rather than bolt.

 

[789987]

You planning on laying it as a tradition hedge once they grow?


Orric

what does that mean?

 

[mr dazzler]

Would be nice... don't know how long it will take to get to that size, though

Probaly about 7 to 9 years.
Good to see the geo tex stuff, last thing you want is for the saplings to dry out when we get the inevitable heat wave's later this year....Looks like you did a proper job. Did you add any manure or compost?
I just carved a few spoons from hawthorn, its tough as bakelite, and will develop a nice glossy patina in time.

 

[greensurfingbear]

what does that mean?

Loads of info on Hedge laying here http://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/


Orric

 

[greensurfingbear]

Would be nice... don't know how long it will take to get to that size, though

It can be done after 5 years if you want. Most farmers nowadays just cut them to height and trim annual. A lot faster and does the job but not as pretty to look at IMO.


Orric

 

[spandit]

Probaly about 7 to 9 years.
Good to see the geo tex stuff, last thing you want is for the saplings to dry out when we get the inevitable heat wave's later this year....Looks like you did a proper job. Did you add any manure or compost?
I just carved a few spoons from hawthorn, its tough as bakelite, and will develop a nice glossy patina in time.

I don't like the thought of spraying so have had the membrane down for a couple of weeks. It's pretty thin stuff but it's a double layer there (1.5m folded in half). Didn't add any compost.

We're on sandy soil here so despite the rain, it's quite dry when you get a few inches down. There are new springs everywhere coming up from animal holes (one with a frog in it or possibly a toad) but it's not a quagmire in the paddock. Top few inches of soil is pretty mushy but hopefully we can collect enough water to see us through the Summer. Hopefully I can rig up a pump from the well if it ever stops raining!

 

[789987]

Loads of info on Hedge laying here http://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/


Orric

cheers for that

 

[jackcbr]

Second being careful with hawthorn trimmings. Lost many an inner tube on the wheelbarrow to them and the odd car tyre puncture too. Could you have planted on a angle to promote the laying? A crisscross pattern perhaps? But then I know nothing about such things...

 

[widu13]

Second being careful with hawthorn trimmings. Lost many an inner tube on the wheelbarrow to them and the odd car tyre puncture too. Could you have planted on a angle to promote the laying? A crisscross pattern perhaps? But then I know nothing about such things...

You didn't mention that when you trimmed my bush...