FAILURES WITH CLEMATIS
The commonest cause of unsatisfactory results .with clematis is that of insufficient rooting depth. If your plants are looking sickly it is ten chances to one that the site was not properly dug in the first place. The only remedy is to lift the plant and dig the soil to a depth of quite 2ft. Old manure should be mixed with the lower spit hud some leaf mould with the upper layer, while old mortar rubble should be worked in throughout the whole site. Before replanting, gently unravel the roots of the plant and cut back the top growth. Cover the roots with line soil and tread this firm around and above them. The cut stems should then be surrounded by a circle of wire netting about 18in deep and secured by three or four sticks. The reason for this is that the young, new steins are very brittle and they will need some protection if breakage is to be avoided.
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Evening Star, Issue 21718, 12 May 1934, Page 23
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164FAILURES WITH CLEMATIS Evening Star, Issue 21718, 12 May 1934, Page 23
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