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Old 05-15-2024, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
Looks like you did a good job and should have a nice hedge over time. It’s great to have so much room to easily walk around the hedges when they get big and you have to trim them a couple times per year.

Now that our hedges are fully grown it’s probably not necessary, but during their rapid growth stage it helps to fertilize them. I used a slow release granular palm fertilizer from Lowel’s and sprinkled some on the ground above the roots in the early spring and again in the early fall. Also, we have a hose attachment that sprays a water and liquid miracle grow mix. I sprayed the entire row of plants with the mixture two or three times per year. Within three years we had a decent privacy hedge and after four years it was completely full.
That's great advice, I never thought about fertilizing them. Thanks!