This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
Newley Planted Bare Root Box Hedging Advice
BrotherLuke
Posts: 1
in Plants
Hello everyone,
This is my first post.
I am newbie gardener and have recently completed a gardening project and planted some bare root box hedging out the front a few weeks back.
I purchased 90 plants to cover approximately 15m in a double staggered row (6 per metre).
The plants were supposed to be 40/50cm in height but unfortunately some were a bit 'twiggy' and smaller than others, a few also looked a bit worse for wear (see photos)
I managed to get around 12 replaced with bushier and healthy plants and I planted them in the best order I thought possible.
I am a bit worried about some of the plants though and wanted to some advice. Do they look alive still? Will they still grow and recover? Will I still get a formed bush in several years?
I planted them with some root grow and have been watering them daily for the last 3 weeks as the weather has been dry.
Any advice would be great!
Thanks, Luke.
This is my first post.
I am newbie gardener and have recently completed a gardening project and planted some bare root box hedging out the front a few weeks back.
I purchased 90 plants to cover approximately 15m in a double staggered row (6 per metre).
The plants were supposed to be 40/50cm in height but unfortunately some were a bit 'twiggy' and smaller than others, a few also looked a bit worse for wear (see photos)
I managed to get around 12 replaced with bushier and healthy plants and I planted them in the best order I thought possible.
I am a bit worried about some of the plants though and wanted to some advice. Do they look alive still? Will they still grow and recover? Will I still get a formed bush in several years?
I planted them with some root grow and have been watering them daily for the last 3 weeks as the weather has been dry.
Any advice would be great!
Thanks, Luke.
0
Posts
My honest opinion is the totally brown ones look dead and gone to me, sorry to say. I don't think having the chippings right up against the plants will have helped either. It prevents any rain (should we ever get any) reaching the roots, and the same may apply with watering.