On 12/11/2011 22:21, kingrichard wrote:
in september i bought 50 cell grown weston red cedar's to grow a hedge
but the problem is every plant has turned a grey.

i'll explain everything what i did when i planted them.

i used a bulb digger to dig out all the holes and then i used the same
soil and mixed in a little bonemeal and watered
every 2 days for a week. 1 week later i watered in some bio bizz fish
mix because some of the plants had a little brown on the bottom of them.

and now all the plants have tuned grey

has anyone got any advice for me or what i should i have done?

Out of interest, why have you chosen western red cedar for a hedge? See
comment at end of penultimate paragraph he
http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/Weste...-Thuja-plicata

Several suppliers state that it can be pruned hard and will rejuvenate,
but the RHS warns that "All conifers have little or no capacity to
regrow from old wood. Over-enthusiastic hedge trimming can result in
bare patches."

If you want to keep it for your hedge, Spider's advice seems sensible to me.

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Jeff