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Honey fungus .

coxonmickd48YaRtqcoxonmickd48YaRtq Posts: 3
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Honey fungus has finally taken the privet hedge between my self and neighbour after a decade working from one end to the other . My neighbour has agreed to fence the boundary.  I am looking for plants including climbers and shrubs to fill a border approx 2 metres wide . Also looking for advice on any soil treatment that doesn't involve too much heavy work at my time of life . All suggestions welcome . 

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    These RHS articles may help

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/articles/honey-fungus-susceptibility

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/pdfs/honey-fungus-host-list.pdf

    the 2nd article will download a pdf file to your device and gives a fairly comprehensive list of plant that may or may not succumb

    Billericay - Essex

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  • coxonmickd48YaRtqcoxonmickd48YaRtq Posts: 3
    Thanks Pete , plenty to mull over there 👍 
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Digging and hand-picking the "boot-laces" will keep the honey fungus at bay.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    bédé said:
    Digging and hand-picking the "boot-laces" will keep the honey fungus at bay.
    I have lost two shrubs to honey fungus in the last two years. Never seen bootlace or fruiting bodies. So no guarantee  there. The only thing to do is replace soil to a depth of 18-24 inches, and or do not plant anything for up to 2years. Then it will die out.
    AB Still learning

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