Auxiliary Hedge in Mélin at Thibaut’s

At the heart of the Ponceau family farm, the trade is passed down from generation to generation. Thibaut combines crops and the rearing of dairy and beef cattle. Concerned about the ecological network in Brabant Hesbaye, he decided to carry out hedge plantings to attract crop auxiliaries.

Thibaut was one of PlantC’s first beneficiaries, as we supported him with 760m of hedge in 2021. Since then, Thibaut has been convinced by our approach. This led him to contact us again in 2024 for a new project, this time near Mélin.

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A HEDGE BENEFICIAL FOR CROPS & BIODIVERSITY

Meeting many criteria eligible for its Takecare sustainability program, the company Trafic chose to co-finance the approximately 606 meters of living hedges.

On January 18, 2025, the linear plantings were carried out after intense periods of rain. Prior to this, following the advice of the PlantC team, we sowed dwarf clover to prevent weed growth at the base of the hedge plants.

The hedge row is composed of hawthorn, dog rose, rowan*… A mixture of more than 8 different species of native trees and shrubs are now planted.

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