I am looking for advice on a foliar feed or liquid fertiliser to help
a newly planted beech hedge put on some growth. I have used cell
grown plants this time around and have put a bark mulch down to
suppress weed growth. This makes it unsuitable for a granular
fertiliser. Initial leaf growth is slight so surface area for a foliar
feed is a bit limited at present but hopefully this will change as the
season progresses.

On 9/5/08 11:15, in article ,
"ChrisW" wrote:

I am looking for advice on a foliar feed or liquid fertiliser to help
a newly planted beech hedge put on some growth. I have used cell
grown plants this time around and have put a bark mulch down to
suppress weed growth. This makes it unsuitable for a granular
fertiliser. Initial leaf growth is slight so surface area for a foliar
feed is a bit limited at present but hopefully this will change as the
season progresses.

I'm a bit worried about that bark mulch as it can produce a shortage of
nitrogen.
But this site might be of use to you:
http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/fertilizer.htm
And this one
http://www.travena.co.uk/foliar_feed.htm
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Hornbeam is a popular and attractive hedging plant, I think classier than beech. Probably you didn't have in mind a random mixed hedge though.

Both of them grow in the wild in quite nutrient poor conditions, so I wonder if feeding it is really best or even necessary. Later on you'll be wanting it to grow as slowly as possible.