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Brief Planting Instructions For Planting Hedging Plants

Below is what you should do when planting your hedging plants.

1. Prepare Ground, clear weeds, dig hole.
2. Add mycorrhizal fungi to establish good nutrient uptake.

Root Grow Mycorrhizal Fungi - 150g pouch £4.95 each
Click here for more Information about Mycorrhizal Fungi and how to use.


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3. Fertilise and mix soil to backfill hole.

Fish blood and bone - From £3.25 per kilo


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4. Water well.
5. Mulch to suppress weeds and grass either with Mulch Mats or Bark Mulch.

Wool/Jute Biodegradable Mulch Mat - From £1.00
50cm x 50cm square mat slit from the centre. Ideal for weed suppression around the bases of tree and shrubs. Practical and easy to use biodegradable blend of hair and jute.


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Straw/linseed mixed Biodegradable tree mat - From £0.90
50cm x 50cm. The Straw/Linseed Biodegradable Mulch Mat are non-woven and contain at least 90% plant fibre (typically linseed blended with straw).


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Click here for more imformation on loose Bark Mulchs

6. Fit rabbit protection.

If you have a wild rabbit problem it is essential to protect your plants, particularly during their early establishment. We recommend either of the following.

60cm x 38mm Clear Spiral - From £0.42
For small single stem plants and for economy use


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60cm x 50mm Clear Spiral - From £0.55
Wide rabbit protection for single stem plants and much easier to use than the smaller width spirals.


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We also sell a range of shrub shelters click here to view the range

7. Job Done

 

 

 


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