TRANSPLANTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 32, 6 August 1936, Page 26

TRANSPLANTING

THINGS TO REMEMBER

There are generally some things which have to be moved, and in most cases they will receive much less check to their growth if they are lifted without disturbing their roots and re"planted at once. This, of course, is only possible when moving plants from one part of the garden to another, but even if they have to be transported some distance they will receive less check if the roots are balled up in canvas. With deciduous shrubs arid trees and herbaceous plants this is not so important as they would only be moved, normally, while dormant. As soon as they are replanted the roots begin to work and the sap to flow, and with warmth top growth appears. When planting trees, shrubs, roses, etc., special preparation of the ground is called for. The subsoil must be loosened up and improved by vthe addition of humus in some form or other. When this is done it should be borne in mind that such ground will settle down several inches, even although it may have been tramped after digging. For this reason a few weeks at least should elapse before planting is done, otherwise the plants go down with the soil and eventually have their roots too deep in the soil.

Roses should be planted sufficiently deep for the soil to just cover the junction of the stock and scion. This is generally a little deeper than they were in the nurseries. Other things should be planted at the same depth as they were when lifted, which may be gauged by the soil marks on the stem.. ■■ ' / ■