Have I planted this hedge well?
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I have planted 8 Griselinia Littoralis shrubs along my garden boundary.
I have planted them each 70cm apart and at roughly the depth of the pot they arrived in. They are all 30cm from the fence itself (I will be keeping this hedge quite narrow).
Before planting, I heavily watered the plants in their pots and allowed to drain for ~20 minutes. I also did the same to the trench that I dug.
Along the bottom of the trench I sprinkled mycorrhizal fungi.
This is my first time planting, have I done anything horrifically wrong? Will my hedge likely take well or is there something I need to urgently redo?
I also have weed membrane. My plan is to give it a week or so for everything to settle and then lay the weed membrane on top of the soil to discourage weed growth.
I'm also considering making a drip line out of an old hose to keep everything moist.
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I think they may do better if you moved them forward about 6 inches or so, especially where the wider parts of the bed allow for this. I know this may seem like a hassle when you have just planted them, but now would be the best time to do so, if at all.
Whatever you do, you will need to keep them well watered right through to Winter. That's fairly standard with any new hedges, but especially where you have them planted in such a narrow space, up against a fence.
Your planting depth and width are fine. I avoid using membrane on newly planted shrubs/trees, as I find it slows/limits rain reaching the ground. In very short/heavy downpours, water has a tendency to run off it, rather than soak through. I'd say better to leave that for a year.
The drip systems sounds fine, but they will need quite a bit of water during warm/dry periods, so you will need to check that you have set it at a suitable flow rate.