to lay or stake

[hedgesparrow]

have a argument with son in law he saw lay all the hedge then stake. talking black,hawthorn mix. i like to lay a few mtrs then stake and weave the stems and wiskers in. what do you do i know this will be more applicable for laying with stakes than laying dorset style

[Matthew Storrs]

I lay the whole lot and then crook down at the end (Devon style)

[agg221]

May be unconventional, but I like to have the stakes in place before I bring anything big down, as I'd rather weave it in as I lay it than weave it afterwards.

 

Alec

[jamiep]

May be unconventional, but I like to have the stakes in place before I bring anything big down, as I'd rather weave it in as I lay it than weave it afterwards.

 

Alec

 

In usually do as agg does but it varies with each hedge. Although having tried all of the different methods the end result is generally very similar.

[Graham]

For me it depends on the hedge. Always tend to get gnarly, short grain thorn nowadays:thumbdown: With this type of hedge I like to get stakes in as the pleachers are never as strong. If it's competition stuff or a nice clean young hedge then the stakes can go in later. Tend to be able to get a better line this way.

[Gups 1828]

I'm with you Mathew , devon style lay whole hedge then crook last and trim up

[hedgesparrow]

as i said in my post different with devon and dorset style as laying on deck. but laying southof england and midland plus others with hedge up off ground.

i find staking every few yards a keeps it in place and can weaVE THE WISKERS IN lay the whole lot if on a long stretch bit of a job afterwards getting the stems in. in the right place. laying blackthorn and hawthorn at mo and even fro a newish hedge its all tangled in and does it bite got one in face and swelled up twice the size had to have antibiotics to reduce swelling.

never wear a chain saw helmet again laying hedges went up under visor and jammed on face. flat cap now all the time

[csservices]

I usually put one in at the start to set the angle and then lay til the end of the day and then stake up, unless there are any weak pleaches or its very windy, weave it all together as it goes along

[hedgesparrow]

i was laying a good half dozen stems then putting stakes in just to keep it in place. will put photos on before and after. but looking good can see the oak now and the elm chinese one llamas liked that went mad for it. and tom one of the males for some reason been there for a few days but took a dislike today was spitting at me not nice chewed grass did miss but hit my daughter a gooding in face.that was it for a few mins on floor busting my side. as she was feeding them carrots.

[Daniël Bos]

I only stake when needed if there's any weaknesses or wobbliness.

Then at the end of the day I stake maybe every 10ft or so just to be sure, after which it'll take some serious battering.

Then at the end of the hedge I stake the lot, moving the earlier stakes out if needed or cutting them right short if they're "strategically essential" to hold a particular bit.

 

I find this gives me the nicest line, especially as it's not often dead-straight but weaving around trees, stiles and such like.