WHEN TO PLANT 



TRANSPLANTING 



Most annuals will invariably live after being trans- 

 planted if properly as well as suflBciently watered. 



Enough cannot be said toward urging the gardener 

 first to puddle the holes when setting out the stronger- 

 rooted plants. The surface of the ground should also 

 be watered after the hole is closed over the roots. 



With the small, frail seedlings like Petunia a different 

 sort of watering is necessary. First, soak thoroughly 

 the surface of the soil, where the small plants are to 

 grow; wait five minutes for the water to absorb, and 

 then with a finger or stick make holes the depth of 

 the rootlets for each plant, gently pressing in the damp 

 soil over the roots. Don't sprinkle the newly set seed- 

 lings for twenty-four hours, when they will be strong 

 enough to stand erect under a light spraying. 



When setting out small plants, like Cosmos, they 

 may need to be supported by stakes to be kept erect. 

 Instead of tying them at first, an operation which, takes 

 more time, it is often better to protect and steady each 

 one with three twigs until the stem grows strong; by 

 this means, too, they are kept safe from trespassing 

 cat, dog, or heedless human. When they shall have 

 grown larger they can be tied to a stronger stake, if nec- 

 essary. The dead-wood removed from shrubbery is 

 very useful for this purpose. 



In the spring just before planting time spread a 

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