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    I want to plant an edible hedge in my back garden.
    I'm thinking of a variety, gooseberry, raspberry, blackcurrant and blueberry are what I have thought of so far.
    My back garden is generally shady, although the hedge borders a field and is a short distance from the house.
    I want to wait until the easter holidays to plant, which I think should be ok, as planting is slower this side of the border, also the daffs should be nearly finished by then. (dont want to disturb them and they are running along the fence I want to plant by)
    I have never planted blueberry, will they survive? Rasps and blackcurrants do grow well here, I have one self seeded gooseberry, so think it does ok here too
    http://365daysinthegarden2011.blogspot.com/

    url]http://clairescraftandgarden.blogspot.com/[/url]

  • #2
    The trouble with blackcurrants (and possibly the others for all I know) is that they don't like being crowded/smothered... the ideal is to train each bush into a goblet shape for good airflow

    Have you discounted traditional fedging species like hawthorn/blackthorn/rosa?
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      I dont particularly 'need' a hedge, so not really wanting to pay for non fruiting varieties, I like the idea of an edible hedge, for the use of space for food.
      http://365daysinthegarden2011.blogspot.com/

      url]http://clairescraftandgarden.blogspot.com/[/url]

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      • #4
        blackberry , crab apple and cherry plums are realy good for this , cherry plums are my favourate,

        i got an edible hedge pack from

        Buy Edible Hedge Plants - Hedging Packs of 50

        i also planted elderberrys as when mixed into apple pie they taste like cherry pie
        Living off grid and growing my own food in Bulgaria.....

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        • #5
          Thanks for that, I've bookmarked that page so that I can check prices from local growers

          Would I be able to plant blueberry in with that? I quite fancy blueberries this year....
          http://365daysinthegarden2011.blogspot.com/

          url]http://clairescraftandgarden.blogspot.com/[/url]

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          • #6
            I didnt know that about elderberry, I have an elderberry tree in the garden already, and had only used it to make wine so far, good to have some ideas for other things to do with it
            http://365daysinthegarden2011.blogspot.com/

            url]http://clairescraftandgarden.blogspot.com/[/url]

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            • #7
              the problem with blueberrys is the type of soil, they need acidic soil to do well
              Living off grid and growing my own food in Bulgaria.....

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              • #8
                Blueberries like acidic soil so they are best grown in pots in ericaceous compost. Unless of course your soil is acidic.
                S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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                • #9
                  I have a few blueberry plants in the garden here in Alloa (doing well, planted in the ground with a fair amount of ericaceous compost dug in with them), alongside a couple of black and red currants. All are doing well, and the soil is, how do i put this, less than satisfactory. Think a mix of clay, clay, clay and builders muck from a new build house.

                  What TwoSheds suggested isnt a bad idea either. All are edible (to an extent), and you could have sun/tay/logan/raspberry growing through the hedge also.
                  Im not sure how well cherry plums (though they sound fab) would grow in Scotland...

                  Have fun,
                  Adam

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Claire72 View Post
                    Thanks for that, I've bookmarked that page so that I can check prices from local growers
                    I've just finished planting nearly 1,500 hedge plans from Ashridge Trees (the supplier in the link posted above) - I have had plants from them on many previous seasons. The quality of their plants amazes me - I have no idea how they get so much root on bare-rooted plants.

                    Don't go just by by price alone ... although we are getting close to the end of the bare-rooted planting season
                    K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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