How to Plant a Privacy Hedge

By: Roger Cook, This Old House magazine
Photo:   Ryan Benyi

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4. Soak the Soil

Fill each dam with water, wait for it to be absorbed, then fill again. When the water soaks in the second time, rake away the dam and add a 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch. Keep it away from the trunks to prevent rot. In the first growing season, water once a week, unless it rains. After that, water if there's no rain for two weeks if you have sandy soil, four weeks if your soil is clayey.

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