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Show SETTING PLANTS AND TRAINING TO STAKES , . a Li LJ IJ ; - Vs ' v i - -J? i A., .a ',' -ff vj. 3d,- ?.v-v ; .. f : dirt to adhere to the roots and give them a better start when they are planted out. If the plants are grown in flower pots, In paper bands, or berry boxes, they should be carried to the garden in their containers. Pot-grown Pot-grown plants should be loosened by inverting them gently and knocking the edge of the pot on something solid. The plants then are set with the ball of earth adhering to their roots. If the plants have been grown in paper pa-per bands or berry boxes, the sides of the bands or boxes should be slit with a knife and removed as the plants are set. Where the plants are grown in trays or in -a hotbed, a knife should be run between the rows, cutting the earth in both directions, and each plant lifted with a cube of earth attached at-tached to its roots. Use Fresh Furrows. The holes or furrows in which the plants are set should not be made until un-til ready to transplant the plants. If made too soon, the soil will dry out and cause the plants to wilt. Under all circumstances, it pays to apply a little water around the roots of each plant as it is set; this causes the soil to form a close contact with the roots of the plant. After the water has soaked into the soil, dry earth should be filled in around the plant and slightly firmed. Plants set in this manner will invariably start without wilting. It is always a good idea to have a few more plants than are required for filling the space In the garden, in order or-der to replace any that die or are destroyed de-stroyed by insects. |