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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR NURSERY STOCK ARRIVES
Take care of your nursery stock immediately. Thaw out gradually in its packing
if it arrives frozen. If dried out in transit, soak the entire plant in water
for a few hours or bury it in wet soil. If possible, plant at once when shipment
is received. If the weather is too cold for planting, put the box or bundle in a
cool but frostproof place. It is best to unpack the material, sprinkle the tops
and all with water, cover the roots with damp packing and cover with sacks or
canvas. If the weather is warm and you are not ready to plant, heel the stock
in.
PREPARING THE GROUND FOR PLANTING
The ground should be spaded or plowed quite a bit deeper than the nursery stock
you are going to plant. Be sure that the hole is large enough so that bare roots
will not be crowded. Balled or container material should have 6 to 8" of
space around it. When holes are dug in sod for trees or shrubs, space 2 or 3'
around the plant and keep this cultivated or mulched for good plant growth. The
soil at the bottom of the hole should be loose to 7 or 8". Always use good
soil and humus such as peat moss, rotted cow manure or leaf-mold to fill the
hole after planting. DO NOT FERTILIZE NEWLY SET MATERIAL.
HOW TO PLANT AND CARE FOR RHUBARB
Plant in rich, well limed garden soil. Plant rhubarb divisions 3 feet apart so
crown is 1 to 3" below the surface of the soil. Give plenty of moisture,
clean cultivation, and feed generously yearly. No stalks should be pulled until
the second year.
HEEL-IN TREES AND SHRUBS WHEN NECESSARY
If you cannot plant nursery stock soon after it arrives it is best to
"heel" it in someplace where it will have protection from the sun and
wind. This temporary planting will help retard development. Remove all packing
material and grass that might harbor mice or insects. Spread out the roots as
you would in a permanent planting and fill in with pulverized earth, set firmly.
Be sure to keep the earth moist until you are ready to plant permanently.
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