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whitethorn hedging

  • 03-09-2010 12:53pm
    #1
    john mayo 10
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    i planted whitethorn quiks last march for reps.just wondering what fertilizer can be given to them to help them grow


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    reilig
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    john mayo 10 wrote: »
    i planted whitethorn quiks last march for reps.just wondering what fertilizer can be given to them to help them grow

    Fertilizer will help them only a bit. The best thing that you can do is clear all grass from around them to give them air and light and let them grow out and up. If you really need to give them fertilizer then something that is high in Potassium would be best. Something like potash would be good if can be got.


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    john mayo 10
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    reilig wrote: »
    Fertilizer will help them only a bit. The best thing that you can do is clear all grass from around them to give them air and light and let them grow out and up. If you really need to give them fertilizer then something that is high in Potassium would be best. Something like potash would be good if can be got.
    cheers will try and get some potash


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    colrow
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    I read somewhere that burnt brambles ash is high in potassium


  • #5
    locky76
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    i heard you can spray the ground with roundup in November, i planted beech hedging and its choked with grass.
    the griowth is poor enough too due to the long drawn out cold spring
    reilig wrote: »
    Fertilizer will help them only a bit. The best thing that you can do is clear all grass from around them to give them air and light and let them grow out and up. If you really need to give them fertilizer then something that is high in Potassium would be best. Something like potash would be good if can be got.


  • #6
    bbam
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    Definitely keep back the grass if you can, apply roundup carefully as it can kill a hedge as easily as grass...
    If you have access to farmyard manure then this would be a good mulch, feeds and keeps grass down..
    Some 10-10-20 applied in late spring would do it good...


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  • #7
    snowman707
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    the leaves need light to grow, my planner told me to put on a pair of long welding gloves and to 'cup' all the young shoots upwards between your hands, while you trample/ stamp on all the grass and weeds etc, with your feet,

    actually done a bit on the out farm today while checking the stock, should have worn wellies though, have nettle stings on my calves and sun burn on the back of my neck :mad::mad::mad:


  • #8
    john mayo 10
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    thanks for the feedback lads something is sure to work:)


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    LostCovey
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    john mayo 10 wrote: »
    thanks for the feedback lads something is sure to work:)

    I planted a lot of them three years ago, and I used fertiliser, and I kept down the weeds, and still they did almost nothing in the first year, then they took off, and have put on two great years of growth. I think they take a while to settle into some soils and establish a decent root system, and you really seen no progress above ground till they settle in. If you have wet/stoney/heavy soil, this may not help.

    The other thing with quicks is that so much of what is sold here is Dutch stock, which is grand, but its adapted to a different climate and soil - look where they are planted on any motorway, they flower about three weeks ahead of native stock. They seem to do fine in time, but again, I think there is a lag while they settle in.

    LostCovey


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