Hedge Planting rates anyone

[Fenland]

Just wondered if I could pick the collective brains on a likely rate for hedge planting.

 

I can get the materials cost no bother but wondered what installation rates/charges were and how much they should be getting in per day etc.

 

The hedge is to be bare root hornbeam, planting through jute membrane. Plants to be a double row stagger with 35cm between plants and 45cm between rows

 

Anyone care to share their wisdom?

[Pedroski]

Just wondered if I could pick the collective brains on a likely rate for hedge planting.

 

I can get the materials cost no bother but wondered what installation rates/charges were and how much they should be getting in per day etc.

 

The hedge is to be bare root hornbeam, planting through jute membrane. Plants to be a double row stagger with 35cm between plants and 45cm between rows

 

Anyone care to share their wisdom?

 

We've just done a load of hornbeam - came in troughs of 6 plants in a metre length trough. 11 troughs on a pallet, one extra squeezed on. Old hedge ripped out with a hand winch, went through with rotovator attachment on Stihl KM130 to dig out row and loosen soil. In with some compost, planted hedge, heeled in, cord either side to help support in wind (secured each end with post). All beautified. 12m of hedge, about 1.2 to 1.5m tall, was approx £300 incl delivery, trailer load compost approx £30 for a tonnes (didn't use that much but customer kept left overs for when we do next planting). The dead old privet we ripped out went to composting yard at cost of approx £20. Work charged at one day, and done in double quick time. Two of us finished about 3pm, including 3 or 4 tea breaks and an hour for lunch.

Edited December 27, 2011 by Pedroski

[Pedroski]

Also, even if you're planting individual bare root ones, it's still much easier to just dig a trench through with a rotovator rather than digging holes for each.

[SAM66S]

You would slit plant them rather than digging holes though wouldnt you?

[Fenland]

Cheers for sharing guys.

 

We are looking at approx 200m to go inside a newly installed fence; no need for compost as soil is very good.

 

I would have thought we would be slit planting (no holes) and healing in as plant will be 40-60cm bare root.

[Craig Johnson]

We've just done a load of hornbeam - came in troughs of 6 plants in a metre length trough. 11 troughs on a pallet, one extra squeezed on. Old hedge ripped out with a hand winch, went through with rotovator attachment on Stihl KM130 to dig out row and loosen soil. In with some compost, planted hedge, heeled in, cord either side to help support in wind (secured each end with post). All beautified. 12m of hedge, about 1.2 to 1.5m tall, was approx £300 incl delivery, trailer load compost approx £30 for a tonnes (didn't use that much but customer kept left overs for when we do next planting). The dead old privet we ripped out went to composting yard at cost of approx £20. Work charged at one day, and done in double quick time. Two of us finished about 3pm, including 3 or 4 tea breaks and an hour for lunch.

 

where did you get the hornbeam from?

[miker]

day and a halfs work for 2 blokes= 6plants per meter =1200 plants,i take it youre caning and spiral guarding

[Fenland]

day and a halfs work for 2 blokes= 6plants per meter =1200 plants,i take it youre caning and spiral guarding

 

No guards/canes required in this instance

[Pedroski]

where did you get the hornbeam from?

 

I'll check with the "boss" when he's back from hols next week and will let you know.