Hedging to protect vegetables
I have just bought a house with a half acre back garden and I am about to
set up a large vegetable plot - aiming for self-sufficiency eventually. It is quite a windy site on good, but stony alkaline soil. I would like to put in some hedging (preferably decorative) to protect plants from the wind. Any suggestions, including whether they are easy to propagate would be appreciated. Roy |
Hedging to protect vegetables
I would suggest box hedging as its dense but not too invasive root wise
Also if you have anything too high it will stop rain getting to the soil Mind you a very large compost heap will be your first essential if you have stony Alkaline soil "Roy Forster" wrote in message ... I have just bought a house with a half acre back garden and I am about to set up a large vegetable plot - aiming for self-sufficiency eventually. It is quite a windy site on good, but stony alkaline soil. I would like to put in some hedging (preferably decorative) to protect plants from the wind. Any suggestions, including whether they are easy to propagate would be appreciated. Roy |
Hedging to protect vegetables
"Roy Forster" wrote in message
... I have just bought a house with a half acre back garden and I am about to set up a large vegetable plot - aiming for self-sufficiency eventually. It is quite a windy site on good, but stony alkaline soil. I would like to put in some hedging (preferably decorative) to protect plants from the wind. Any suggestions, including whether they are easy to propagate would be appreciated. The shape of the plot has a bearing on this. A narrow shape can be protected on the perimeter, whereas a squarer one may need a central barrier as well. A 5 ft hedge or solid fence will reduce wind speed by half for a distance of about 25 feet, so you can work out what would be best for your plot. The ornamental types of hedging tend to grow slowly, and boring old privet may be a good option. Even though it tends to deplete surrounding soil (manuring helps), the early benefit could offset that disadvantage. Temporary artificial protection from cloches, netting or hurdles is likely to be necessary, whichever type of hedging is used. A solid fence would give immediate protection, and could give support to a variety of climbing ornamentals. Peter |
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