Hedge planting

[Essex arborist]

Planted a few thousand metres this winter.

Had to woodchip mulch the lot, only took one and a half days with this machine.

 

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Fantastic piece of kit makes the whole process so much easier.

 

 

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[woody paul]

Have all ways thought a feeder trailer would do the job quicker. Have allso thought may be a auger bucket on a loader but would not carry as much.

[carlos]

try and do some test digging first as numbers per day can vary drasticly if its rocky.

have the farm a digger of rotorvator to till it over as that would make it really easy and quick, although if you go on an hourly rate that might not be want you want!

carl

[hedgesparrow]

for 200 mtrs a newcastle spade with a metal handle welded on it does a good job if you are going to plant loads then a small tractor with a single furrow plough does the job just plant in and tamp down.

[Luke Quenby]

Been a while since planted any large amounts but seem to remember could get up to 500 a day done slit planting and then guarding afterwards, its guards that slow you down, its not quick putting spiral guards on hawthorns

 

Sounds about right, you should be able to crack 500 in a day once you get going, doesn't take long to get your eye in.

 

As other say, its the guards and canes that can be the longest part.

 

Other things to think about are what is the soil like and how wet is it or has it been where your planting, what is the state of the vegetation your planting into if there is any, and if so, does it need controlling before hand? Things like deschampsia can be awkward as hell to get through, and not good for establishment.

 

And also are there any hidden gems like a multitude of old roots or buried hardcore etc. Or a nettled up area with a web of surface roots to break through.

 

A bit of preparation and fore-thought will make it a good job for you to do, and with the amount of ELS and HLS funding about, there could be a fair bit of hedge planting about in the winter months so worth a bit of thought. Good luck!