Hawthorn Whips Question

Thargor · 2024-04-01 20:19:31

I ordered a few Hawthorn/Blackthorn whips from connectingtonature with the plan to plant them along the edges of my lawn to make a nice natural edge and to cover up the fairly dilapidated wooden fence thats there, unfortunately I totally forgot about the Easter Bank holiday so now they've been stuck in the DPD delivery…

01-04-2024 08:19PM

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I ordered a few Hawthorn/Blackthorn whips from connectingtonature with the plan to plant them along the edges of my lawn to make a nice natural edge and to cover up the fairly dilapidated wooden fence thats there, unfortunately I totally forgot about the Easter Bank holiday so now they've been stuck in the DPD delivery system for the last 4-5 days, do you think Im screwed or will they be okay if I get them into the ground in the next day or two?

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#2 01-04-2024 08:22PM

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I planted loads of these the last couple of years. They're hardy. 4 ir 5 days will not be a problem. I had some of them a fortnight before they went in the ground and they all grew.

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#3 01-04-2024 09:22PM

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Give them a good soak as soon as you get them, then cover the roots till you can plant them. No problem.

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#4 01-04-2024 09:33PM

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as long as they're in bags and were reasonably moist going in they should be OK. the danger would be the roots drying out.

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