Hedgelaying pics

[AHPP]

If you have a gap between living stools, do you bury and/or nick the middle of a pleacher to try and get new growth in the gap?

[gary112]

Just now, AHPP said:

If you have a gap between living stools, do you bury and/or nick the middle of a pleacher to try and get new growth in the gap?

Yeah always put a few nicks in them to promote a bit of growth,this one will also have a few hawthorn quicks put in it to strengthen it up

[AHPP]

A quick being a rooted whip or a living offcut that you hope takes?

[gary112]

3 minutes ago, AHPP said:

A quick being a rooted whip or a living offcut that you hope takes?

Rooted whips

[gary112]

Bit more finished last week 

[gary112]

Hedging today and came across hawthorn bursting into life already 

Edited January 21, 2021 by gary112

[Guest Gimlet]

Yeah, I've found a few sprouts starting on a hawthorn hedge I laid back in October.

 

I actually saw a primrose out the other day. I expect there'll be a February arctic blast along to send the early risers back to sleep again.  

[gary112]

just started this one,70mtrs down,350 to go,longest stretch I’ve done for a while 

[Guest Gimlet]

This fella is jumping the gun a bit.

 

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

A couple of pic's from last week, to wet to to get across the fields so nice to have a rd side to drop back on to