15. Do not water every day, usually once a 
week is enough, however saturate soil 
when watering, do not sprinkle. Let gar¬ 
den hose run in small stream at base of 
trunk until water has saturated the soil. 
Do not wash soil with heavy stream. 
Cultivate after watering to conserve the 
moisture in the soil. 
16. Protect trunk of trees from ground to 
the first branches with a wire screen 
(from rabbits and mice). Oregon Experi¬ 
mental Station recommends the following 
repellent: 
7 lbs. resin, 3 lbs. fish oil (unsaturated) 
and 3 lbs. Copper soap (copper oleate). 
Melt together in a kettle over a slow 
fire and stir thoroughly. Apply to tree 
trunk with a brush. 
17. Protect large trees by staking, and be 
sure soil is packed firmly. 
18. Mulch perennials in winter. 
19. Cover entirely with soil, all climbing 
Roses, Hybrid Tea Roses, Hybrid Per¬ 
petual Roses, Black Cap Raspberries, 
Tender Grapes, Wisteria, Clematis Jack- 
manii, Henryi, and Edm. Ed. Andrae, for 
winter protection. 
20. Mulch all strawberry beds with straw or 
leaves, for winter protection. 
21. Plant hardy northern grown stock. 
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