Show Salina Sun Spring Supplement April 25 2001 Gunnison Valley News Page 4 Follow these tips for transplanting success Your transplanting success will increase if you'll observe a few simple rules that take into account the plants' needs Basic as they are simple as they may seem they are still the fundamen- tals around which successful transplanting is built so follow them and give the plants the best of care following their transfer Cool cloudy humid weather is best although you can transplant at almost any lime if you follow the rules carefully andor use one of the new plastic sprays which conserve moisture preventing its loss through t he leav es 2 1’iepaie the new planting hole first Make it wider and deeper than you think necessary removing stones and debris as you dig Hither mix in peatmoss and plant food to enrich any subsoil you dig up or replace it with good rich topsoil or compost 5 Try root ball for size in new to be sure the roots will spread well without touching the edge of the hole or without bending or tilting up at the edges Dig foot larger than the hole at least the spread of the roots for trees and 6 inches larger for shrubs 6 Place good soil under root ball so that the plant will be the same depth it grew as before (You will be able to see soil mark on trunk or stems) Fill in around root ball watering in and rocking plant gently to settle and bind soil in contact with roots or work the soil in around the roots with your hole Then the hole will be ready and you won't have to make your plants wait allowing the roots to dry while you prepare the fill soil Water the hole well let it soak in 3 A day or so ahead soak around plants to be moved so that you can dig deeply get more roots and keep a soil ball around undisturbed roots if possible In any cast Keep roots moist during transplanting Should roots be bare (in dividing perennials this is inevitable) keep them covered with a wet sack or soak in a pail of water until used leel them in if more than a few hours must elapse before setting in place 4 hands 7 fertilizer Transplanting solu- tions aid recovery giving the "booster" necessary to overcome transplanting shock Don't be alarmed if plants are set back a Just In Time For bit for a time 8 Prune deciduous trees and or shrubs (not needle evergreens) to compensate for loss of roots redudng twigs about 13 keeping future shape of plant in mind Don't cut leaders (topmost vertical twig) on trees or the shape will be spoiled 9 Shade small plants from sun and protect from drying winds Wrap trunks of trees with burlap or tough paper made for this purpose to prevent sunscald the first year Plastic sprays now permit moving plants which are in full leaf 10 Stake trees to avoid wind damage through tipping which breaks small new roots A small tree whose trunk at waist height is under 3 inches in diameter needs only one stake Larger trees require two stakes or better three or four guy wires Set stakes before filling the planting hole then tie the tree to the stakes with canvas or burlap strips Guy wires are run through sections of hose around the trunk so they don't cut the bark 11 Water water and WATER! Keep soil moist but not soggy all summer and sprinkle the foliage mulch of straw or leaves the first year conserves water and discourages weeds 12 Feed lightly the first season Plants suffering from need light meals until new feeding roots grow and get hungry- Graduation & Vacations! o 2000 Chevy Cavaliers Full Warranty 23000 miles 9995 $0 QCK 2000 Ford SCX SuperBuy J JJ 110001111168 We’ve Got What You Need! Eight Spreaders Bulk & Bagged Fertilizer & Potash Seed - Oats Barley Wheat Com Alfalfa & Grass Nutrena Fe&ds Available Phosphate Nitrogen U P E Rj B U YSJS U 1995 1995 Pontiac Buick Regal Bonneville 4 Door New Tires White 57000 miles Sun Roof Leather ’7995 23000 miles Factory Warranty E RB UYS 1993 Pontiac 1991 Cadillac LeMans Deville 63000 miles Super Clean ’2495 9995 2000 GMC Safari Van I 6495 16995 Transport Van $8995 Hiei-r-V COUNTRY AUTO CENTER lift) Utd John Uoyd Chip Hermansen’s 204 South 100 $ Irnina Heane Mill East |