planting bareroot whips

[carlos]

anyone still planting bareroot whips for forestry now??!

[Khriss]

Only after a good weedkill and plenty of mulch. K

[carlos]

i thought it would be way too late, but i saw people planting sitka spruce today.

[gary112]

10 minutes ago, carlos said:

i thought it would be way too late, but i saw people planting sitka spruce today.

April is usually the last month for planting bare root stuff,maybe they,ve been in a cold storage but its very late

[woody paul]

Remember years ago land owner make a mistake on grant form and landed up starting planting mid May and finished just before Bank Holiday. 

Was a bit like the weather we have just had cold and wet so they had a good start. 

[Khriss]

Saw some rubbish planting on RHS land last year, good thousand trees in, heavy clay soil, no mulch no water, mostly dead  😣 k

[Khriss]

( Hyde Hall   - Essex )

Edited June 1, 2021 by Khriss