Hedge cutting time at Clay Meadow alpaca at Kensmyth

Hedge cutting is great if you have your own equipment but if you are reliant on a Contractor then you are booking in advance and fitted in when they can.

This means you need longer grass – previous blog – or your ground will be churned up by the heavy machines required to do many passes up and down your hedges. Longer grass left prevents this.

You will – with alpaca – also need to (either by your own machines or by hand)  – pick up all the twigs and branches that fall or they will be caught up in the alpaca fleece. This is a labour of love.

We are lucky enough to have had our hedges done before the inevitable downpours and a cracking job done!