Q.I want to create a wildlife hedge of Hawthorne and Holly. I have a large boundary and wondered if I could grow the plants from the seed of nearby trees.
A. Growing these plants from seed is a good idea but you will need plenty of patience, as they will take a while to establish. Remove the fleshy part of the fruit and mash them up. Put the goo into a bowl and you will find that the seeds will drop to the bottom, making them easy to collect. You can put the seed in the fridge for a few weeks, mixed with three times their volume of course sand. But an easier way is to let nature do the work for you. Put the seed into pots and label them. Put them outside in a sheltered spot and put wire mesh over the top to stop rodents digging them up. Keep an eye on them making sure they don’t get too wet or dry. If you want to get going sooner then you could buy small whips of the plants for under a Euro, which would still make for a low cost hedge.
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