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<blockquote data-quote="suffolksmallholder" data-source="post: 8690195" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>[USER=5589]@Kidds[/USER] mentioned a thread that regarded tree guards as being not much use.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😢" title="Crying face :cry:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f622.png" data-shortname=":cry:" /></p><p>This to me is utter carp and rather like using frozen peas in concrete to make perfect ‘farmers-crazy-paving’ ie, a complete waste of time and effort. Plus the end result of a failed hedge and all the excuses which come out afterwards; cost being the main, effort being in there and dare I mention laziness<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😮" title="Face with open mouth :open_mouth:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f62e.png" data-shortname=":open_mouth:" /></p><p>As to ‘proper’ planting with this being a Farming Forum and the long discussions on the-perfect-seed-drill, some costing serious sums of money it seems strange not to consider guarding.</p><p>In my opinion planting starts in November. There are so many reasons for this which I won’t mention here.</p><p>Guards perform several important jobs of which the primary is ‘guarding’ against waskly wabbits.</p><p>They also provide a micro-climate in which each youngster can thrive, particularly in late February early March when the temperature is still hovering around 0 degrees and if you do insist in spot spraying they protect each plant from the careless operator.</p><p>So to sum up; prepare your ground, with a mulch if at all possible and not glyphosate. Plant in November. Use clear guards. The end result will surprise with little beating up required.</p><p>You could add some interesting ‘standards’ in the mix like Wild Service, Cherry, Hornbeam to mention a few.</p><p>The pic shows our latest paddock division planted in November 2022.</p><p>Two youngsters have not made it out of the 2500 planted<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /> 40% are out of the top of their tubes already. </p><p>SS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suffolksmallholder, post: 8690195, member: 1498"] [USER=5589]@Kidds[/USER] mentioned a thread that regarded tree guards as being not much use.😢 This to me is utter carp and rather like using frozen peas in concrete to make perfect ‘farmers-crazy-paving’ ie, a complete waste of time and effort. Plus the end result of a failed hedge and all the excuses which come out afterwards; cost being the main, effort being in there and dare I mention laziness😮 As to ‘proper’ planting with this being a Farming Forum and the long discussions on the-perfect-seed-drill, some costing serious sums of money it seems strange not to consider guarding. In my opinion planting starts in November. There are so many reasons for this which I won’t mention here. Guards perform several important jobs of which the primary is ‘guarding’ against waskly wabbits. They also provide a micro-climate in which each youngster can thrive, particularly in late February early March when the temperature is still hovering around 0 degrees and if you do insist in spot spraying they protect each plant from the careless operator. So to sum up; prepare your ground, with a mulch if at all possible and not glyphosate. Plant in November. Use clear guards. The end result will surprise with little beating up required. You could add some interesting ‘standards’ in the mix like Wild Service, Cherry, Hornbeam to mention a few. The pic shows our latest paddock division planted in November 2022. Two youngsters have not made it out of the 2500 planted👍 40% are out of the top of their tubes already. SS [/QUOTE]
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