mogga wrote:
On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:16:50 -0800 (PST), NT
wrote:


I wouldnt buy sloe plants, its a lot of unnecessary work planting
them. Go find some wild sloes and take long cuttings, and simply stick
the sticks into the ground. Expect around 25% strike rate. Way less
work, costs nothing.


NT


First find a sloe...

Don't know where one is locally.

Look for the stock proof hedging that looks like it has 1" needles
attached to 6" nails and you won't be too far off. A bit late now to
look for sloe fruits. There were still a few berries up here after Xmas.

I would grow a mix of sloe, bullace, wild rose and pyracantha for
variety. The birds like them all. Vandals will be shredded to pieces on
all of them. Be careful what you wish for as pruning by hand requires
thick chrome leather gloves or you will get spiked and scratched.

Regards,
Martin Brown