Have I killed my newly planted hawthorn hedge?
SJT
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I have just planted a hawthorn hedge (using one-year-old hawthorn whips). The planting trench was prepared with topsoil and the planting holes liberally sprinkled with bone meal.
However, a few days after planting the ground was top dressed with chicken manure pellets and compost and watered well and I have now heard that chicken manure pellets can kill young plants.
Have I killed my hedge? Will it be OK? Do I need to scrape off the top dressing or is it too late?
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No, I'm sure it will be fine. I'm sure you'd have killed any little weeds on top though, but don't worry the hedge will be fine.
Just remember to water it well once a week through the first year. It is more likely to die of lack of water until it is established . Then it will survive anything.
Thank you. Do you know how long I can expect the hawthorn to start budding? I'm in the north east of Scotland, by the way, and it is pretty cold up here!
Mine is coming into leaf now and it was put in this winter. I am in Leicestershire.