Show Tro propagating ing plants b by layering 4 irs PW IN jeg t i eay aa 7 A 1 r ay ir 0 I 1 two common forms forma of I 1 oy py erlna ering certain plants may be propagated or multiplied by covering part of 0 the plant with soil this process Is known as lay orage and la Is a very simple way to propagate many compon common bush fruit plants and aind shrubs gooseberries Goose berries cur currants ranfis raspberries rasp berries gropes grapes ramblers rambler roses oses lilacs japanese barberry and privet hedge are a few of the common plants easily propagated in this manner there are arc two general types of lay as shown tn in the illustration says the Pr prairie airle parmer farmer the first fir st la Is known as tip layering and Is the tha type used with raspberries rasp berries grapes and rambler rosee rose all that Is necessary la 15 to cover the tip of one or several branches of the growing plant with moist soil eoll that part of the branch which Is covered with soil will take root and when tooted it can be severed from the parent p plant lant and transplanted as aa a now new plants plant all work 0 bedone la in the spring after growth starts and the secret of success lies in keeping the soil moist over the covered part if it dries drie soul out the burled buried tip will not root plants which are layered this spring will ba ready to transplant I 1 next fall all or la the spring of ID 1030 3 0 be sure the tip Is thoroughly rooted before severing it from the parent plant it will be well to wa wait I 1 t until fall to sever new plants which grow from layers made the spring before the other type Is known na as mound layering n and nd consists merely ot of throwing or bounding mounding moun ding up soll soil about the base of afa a growing plant in tills this case too it Is necessary to keep the mounded upsall up soil from drying out this type Is most successful od on rles currants lilacs japanese barberry and privet the mounding bounding moun ding Is done in spring or early summer and by fall those branches which were covered with soil boll will have rooted in the fall or next spring the soil can be removed carefully adf the plant dug and divided into as many new plants as there are branches branche sor or stems which bear roots on black raspberry bushes ot of the tips have touched the ground and taken root without having been bu burled r this Is a natural example of tip layering run hun out now and abd see it if you cannot find find iome some natural up tip layers among your black raspberry bushes |