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Show Planting Pointers For Your Roses t by Genevieve HERES H. Folsom a five point plan for helping you pick your new rose; and to plant them so you have the best chance of survive to beautify your garden. h; SELECTING ROSE BUSHES Purchase healthy, No. 1 rose bushes for best results. A No. 1 rose bush should have at least three or more big canes approximately 18 inches long (before pruning) and as big around as your index finger. The No. 1 bush will have at least tyvo good sized canes while the No. 2 grade is smaller with weaker-caneIf you purchase roses from your local nurseryman you will be certain they are those which are grafted on the proper understock for best performance In this area. - havinfg-the- well-forme- 1. Dig the planting hole large enough to spread out the roots without crowding. Dig the hole plenty big. Then mount up the soil in the center. - d -- s. 3. Fill in' tha hole, using topsoil, working it around the roots while haldng the busy upright. When half the hole is filled, water thoroughly. WHERE TO PLANT Select a site for your rose bed away from trees, shrubs or walls, where the roses will get at least six hours of sunshine. Any garden loam that will grow vegetables is suitable for roses, but it must be manure and To build the soil up, work into it compost. Some rosarians dig in sawdust or vermiculite to obtain a more friable soil. well-draine- well-rotte- d WHEN TO PLANT Plant roses as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. This will vary in different locations. A good method of testing the soil is to compress a handful. If the soil crumbles, it is ready to work, and if it remains in a moist ball put off your gardening chores. March or early April is the time to begin rose planting in the Salt Lake area. ' HOW TO PLANT Space hybrid tea ro.ses from 18 to 21 inches apart depending upon the size and type of the bush. Climbers are usually spaced six to eight feet apart when planted by a fence. For more interesting color effects, you should plant at least three bushes of a single variety together. PREPARING THE BUSH FOR PLANTIN- G- If the rose bush is not pruned when received from the nursery, you should cut it back, leaving the canes about six inches long. Each cane should have from three to five good eyes or leaf buds. Thereshould be from three to five strong canes on each bush. Clip off broken ends of roots before planting. pruned rose bush in the hole, spreadthe roots carefully over the mount of dirt. ing Make sure the bud union is at the ground level. 2. Place 4. Now wait until the water has drained out of the hole and fill up the hole again with the topsoil. This time mound the soil up over the canes. pnn ITS TRUE! 3 RAIH JETS DO COVER AH AVERAGE LA17H ! aud it's easy to install them yourself with Rain Jet pipe and fittings Yes, the sketch is accurate. Rain Jet underground sprinklers do discharge dependable, large Square and rectangular patterns. Notice the even coverage. Only Rain Jets patented pendulum action can give the results rotary, pop-up- , illustrated. 3 Rain Jets outperform 20 ordinary sprinklers! FAST! Installation of above system takes only ZVz hours! FUN! You need only knife and shovel, no special skill! Save 50 and more! Average cost is only 3$ a sq. ft. including Rain Jet valves, pipe, fittings and heads. (Ordinary systems are 6$ to 10$ a sq. ft) Not a kit! Buy only what you need for your own yard. Hundreds of thousands of satisfied users throughout the SEND 10$ FOR "HOW TO INSTALL BROCHURE Available at local hardware, nursery, plumbing, department stores. Also Ward's and Sears' plumbing departments. Rain Jet JET flexible p I p ( made of DuPont "Alathon" Super 25 polyethyRAIN Leak-proo- no i ivun mKmIWmi UJW 20 iliMVWiMivi)ii V W UWJ UP TO RAM JET CORP. OTHER Shower Bath Heads C3 301 S. D STRIPS TO 5' UP 1 !) imiirrwwrWMM JnvmiiiMniiMiiiiliu V' K SHtUt X IV W FLOWER ST., BURBANK, HEADS wa CALIF., VI 9 2251 RAIN JET PRODUCTS: Fountain Heads 3 Sediment Separators clamps. ' S' UP. TO ADJUSTABLE HEADS No threading, no corrode. HEC TANGLES h tighten by hand. rust, split, or M Quick-attac- fittings. Assemble and lene. Guaranteed 25 years. Will not half a QUAarct. CHICLES United States! ,i n The Salt Lake Tribune Home Magazine |
