Hegdes you can eat?!

[face cord]

Hegde advice plz

 

Might have a job planting one as a new garden boundary 200m long. Trying to decide on what species mix & were is best to buy them?

 

Any thoughts on spacings, single or double/triple row, weed control mulch etc. Also Rabbit protection guards & canes maybe be needed etc.

 

Several online selling species mix variations:

 

Edible Hedging Mix (Bareroot) Hedging - Scotplantsdirect - Hedging Plants - Mixed Hedging Packs - Edible and Wildlife Hedging Mix (10 Metres) - Bareroot - Scotplantsdirect.co.uk

 

Dunno if i like there mix species seems abit limited, also blackthorn although pretty blossom looks imo ugly in winter & is abit invasive for a garden boundary?

 

So was thinking of making my own custom mix one with cherry hawthorn damson some apples maybe etc but theese species will cost more....

 

Thinking to get the best food crop from the hegde will have too be left unkept & wide to get fruit rather than the regulary trimmed...

 

Can't find any placing selling bullace/damson bare rooted they are very common hedge round here & nice to eat.

[hedgesparrow]

Hegde advice plz

 

Might have a job planting one as a new garden boundary 200m long. Trying to decide on what species mix & were is best to buy them?

 

Any thoughts on spacings, single or double/triple row, weed control mulch etc. Also Rabbit protection guards & canes maybe be needed etc.

 

Several online selling species mix variations:

 

Edible Hedging Mix (Bareroot) Hedging - Scotplantsdirect - Hedging Plants - Mixed Hedging Packs - Edible and Wildlife Hedging Mix (10 Metres) - Bareroot - Scotplantsdirect.co.uk

 

Dunno if i like there mix species seems abit limited, also blackthorn although pretty blossom looks imo ugly in winter & is abit invasive for a garden boundary?

 

So was thinking of making my own custom mix one with cherry hawthorn damson some apples maybe etc but theese species will cost more....

 

Thinking to get the best food crop from the hegde will have too be left unkept & wide to get fruit rather than the regulary trimmed...

 

Can't find any placing selling bullace/damson bare rooted they are very common hedge round here & nice to eat.

only one place to buy hedeging plants Murry Mc Clean abingdon nr oxford best plants you can get. does all the sundries. as for planting double row first two boot apart then diag boot apart. has pace but still tight. and can be laid in 10 to 15 years time

[Goaty]

Personally I would avoid anything with thorns If Im maintaining it, unless you need to keep feral children and livestock out.

 

Instead of following convention and planting staggered rows 6 plants per metre which is competetive for plants, why not plant 3 or 4 feet apart and include aronia, gojii berry, currants etc. Also for earlier years a few autumn fruiting raspberries and thornless tayberry, loganberry etc. In time these fillers will die out. Depends on how fruitful you want it.

 

Yes you will need to leave it wider long term as many things flower/fruit on previous seasons new growth. Plants will need individual pruning, it will be difficult to have a cropping short back and sides uniform hedge.

Edited February 2, 2013 by Goaty
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