Planting hedges without guards

[Chasingmytail]

Just checked there are loads of tree guards on Marketplace. The issue is the distance from you. However seeing that its 81p per tubex guard even if you travel a distance its a huge saving some people offer them free. Like I said you can use the tree guards and cut them down . Like you said time wise its one for someone to do behind you, A nice weekend cash job for a couple of lads. We had 2 of our boys and 1 friend. Its very tedious but aiming for a 5 hours a day is enough. I did cry when the rain was pouring down my neck and later the snow came.

 

[Treecreeper]

No most thorn hedge plants do

Splits(cuttings)will be more successful if you use last season's growth. A light browse if deer are in low numbers won't be an issue, you will probably need to prune lightly anyway after year two to encourage a thicker hedge. If planting into older pasture or thick grass, screef around each plant to discourage voles. Old silage sheet mulched down with woodchip will reduce completion. If the plants are big they will tolerate a light root trim take care not to damage a tap root.

 

[Farmer Roy]

You want to try planting African Box Thorn ( an acacia species ) if you don’t want anything to eat it.
It was introduced by the early colonists in an attempt to “Anglicise” the landscape with hedges & sh!t ( along with rabbits, hares & foxes ) to make it look like home.
Needless to say, it didn’t work, spread like wildfire & is now a declared noxious weed that landholders have to control by law . . .

But - nothing eats it ( except maybe giraffes in its natural environment ), it certainly doesn’t seem to be affected by rabbits or cattle, even goats seem to leave it alone . . .

and with its thorns, it would actually make an impenetrable hedge, for livestock & humans . . .

 

[Ffermer Bach]

You want to try planting African Box Thorn ( an acacia species ) if you don’t want anything to eat it.
It was introduced by the early colonists in an attempt to “Anglicise” the landscape with hedges & sh!t ( along with rabbits, hares & foxes ) to make it look like home.
Needless to say, it didn’t work, spread like wildfire & is now a declared noxious weed that landholders have to control by law . . .

But - nothing eats it ( except maybe giraffes in its natural environment ), it certainly doesn’t seem to be affected by rabbits or cattle, even goats seem to leave it alone . . .

and with its thorns, it would actually make an impenetrable hedge, for livestock & humans . . .

to keep humans out, it is against the law to put up a wall with glass embedded in it, duty of care to trespassers and all that, however, it is fine to plant something like Berberis!