freakadeac
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I just planted some cleyera shrubs to give privacy from my neighbor. They grow to 8-10ft, look decent and are low maintenance.
Those massive arborvitae bushes grow really large and fast right? They seem to be popular in my 25ish year old neighborhood as privacy barriers and when they’re mature they are taller than the houses and basically let no visibility through.
Guess you’ll have to wear pants while you wait though, bummer
Nelly R. Stevens holly
What kind of plants were they? You might be surprised at how fast some shrubs grow back even when cut back massively. Privet, a commonly used hedge plant, can grow two feet per year.
ETA: The existing stumps are from bushes that presumably were healthy. They have 25 year old established root systems. It may be that watering these bushes will be the fastest way to have a replacement hedge.
I cut down a small tree two weeks ago. Already the stump has sprouted new shoots with leaves.
Interesting thought but how long would it take for them to come back in full?
I think we'll probably go privacy fence for a while as we determine what to plant in fall. Maybe whatever we plant we can stagger instead of just putting them side by side.
I say this every year, but I hate squash bugs. I 7 dust, but it still doesn't get them all. Every couple of days, I'm out there squashing damn squash bugs.
What are you planting other than potatoes?Scored a rotary tiller for this weekend from a friend. I'm going to till so fucking much this weekend.
I've got around a 1/4 acre garden that will also have Roma tomatoes, jalapeños, zucchini and squash, carrots, onions, corn, sunflowers, kohlrabi, beans, watermelon, and eventually pumpkins. A hodge podge of many things.What are you planting other than potatoes?