To separate boundaries and shelter from other people's eyes, it is not necessary to put huge fences, there will be enough hedges , plants for which may be different, for example, hawthorn - beautiful and practical. Due to the density of the crown and spiny needles, the hedge becomes unapproachable for animals, as well as for humans. In addition, the hedge isolates sounds, cleans the air of dust and smog, and it will cost you relatively inexpensively. With good care, the hedge of hawthorn will delight you for more than a decade, the only thing, it needs to be cut periodically, but, and what form you will give your fence - it's up to you. These shrubs feel great under any conditions and at any time of the year, they are extremely frosty and drought-resistant, but it's better to give preference to a sunny place. The defect of the hawthorn remains about 150 years.
Planting hedges from the hawthorn
Planting a hedge of hawthorn is best to start in the spring or early autumn, so that the plant had the opportunity to take root and adapt, choosing for this 2-3-year-old seedlings. We must first prepare the soil, dig a trench, make a drainage, fertilize the land with a complex fertilizer (for example, humus, leaf earth, peat, sand (2: 2: 1: 1)) and moisten. After this, the bushes are carefully lowered into a prepared trench and covered with soil. The distance between hawthorn seedlings when planting a hedge in one row should be up to half a meter if you have planned a double-row fence - up to 70 centimeters. After you have finished planting, the plant should be watered abundantly, and then the ground is covered with sawdust or dry grass. That the plant has got accustomed it is necessary for it to look after, water and cut off.
Pruning hedges
The most important thing is not to miss the moment of pruning a hedge - this is the first two years, then they do not grow so quickly in height, and their radical growth is abundant. Crop young shoots in spring, at a distance no more than 10 cm from the ground, repeat every year until you are satisfied with the density of the resulting bush. After establishing the density, the plant will need only cosmetic pruning to maintain aesthetic appearance. Cutting is performed with a pruner or electric shears, and for a uniform cutting, you can pull the thread.
Care for hedges
Because the plants in the fence are located with a small interval, then the roots struggle to feed themselves, so the land needs to be fertilized (camel-wagon (120 g / m2) or nitroammophoska), and drought about 1-2 times a month in drought, consuming up to 10 liters of water per bush. If the weather is rather rainy, then additional care for the hawthorn is not required. Caring for a hedge is a painstaking job, but if you want to achieve a beautiful appearance, it's worth it. Also periodically it is necessary to loosen the soil, driving the shovel 10 cm into the ground.
Options hedgehog
One of the variants of a hedge, for which the hawthorn is the best fit - a trellis fence. Its essence lies in the interweaving of shoots, planted according to the scheme of 20x30 cm and attaching them to established rails - trellises. One is done this way: after planting the seedlings in the first year, pruning is carried out under a stump at a height of 10 cm, after which the plant will give new fast-growing shoots, from which it is necessary to select the 2 strongest and tilt at an angle of 45 degrees, attaching them to the trellis. In the places where the branches come in contact with them, it is possible to clean the bark and wrap it with a film for intergrowth. The following year, the same procedure, but the level above. Of course, this is laborious work, but the result is a strong and beautiful hedge.