2 HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR FALL, 1942—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
A LETTER FROM HENRIETTA— 

“T was out shelling beans all by myself for 
mother the other morning when grandpa came 
out to take my picture. He said I was pretty 
lonesome looking and thought he could fix it so 
I wouldn’t be.”’ 

“He fixed it all right. 
and gave them each a pan and told them to ‘hop to it.’ They ‘hopped.’ 
It was a lot more fun to all work together. 
but she had the biggest pan full. Grandpa says she does more ’cause 
she talks less.” 
He got Susan, and Lukie and Elizabeth out 
Elizabeth is the littlest 

Question and Answer Dept. 
Here is a column that ought to be of help to you. Maybe 
your questions are answered here. If not, just write them on 
your order and we will help you if we can, that is what we are 
here for.—H.F. 
Q. How shall I protect my Hybrid Tea Roses in the winter? 
A. Good question. As soon as plants are dormant, after 
frost, mound earth up over the plant 10 inches high. Cut tops 
back about one-third so they won’t whip in the wind. After 
ground freezes solid, cover with straw mixed with leaves. Be 
sure to leave on till danger of frost is over next spring. 
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Q. When is best time to set out a smooth hedge I can trim? 
A. Fall is ideal. Best variety I believe is Amoor River 
Privet. Set plants 9 to 12 inches apart, quite deep. 
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Q. What is best location for Tulip bed? 
A. Any place in the yard you want lots of color early in the 
spring, except under a big shade tree. Tulips are nice in beds 
anywhere in your yard. [I like them worked in with the shrub- 
bery in clumps of 3 or 6 or more in a group. 
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@. Will fall planted French Lilacs bloom next spring? 
A. Yes. Many are blooming now in the nursery row. There 
is no waiting for bloom with French Lilacs. 
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Q. Can I plant Raspberries and Blackberries this fall? 
A. Berry bushes are the one thing that don’t do well fall 
planted. I suggest waiting for spring or send your order now 
and we will book it for spring shipment at the low prices on 
page 13 in this catalog. 
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Q. I am moving to a new place this fall. 
roses and fruit trees? 
A. Yes. Wait until they shed their leaves and become dor- 
mant, then take with as much dirt as possible and set as quick 
as you can. Do not expose roots to-air or sunlight. 
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Can I move my 
Q. My roses look like they will open and then fail to do so. 
What is wrong? 
A. This is known as “‘sticky bud’ and the outside petals 
just stick together. The only thing to do is to separate the 
outside petals as early as you can. 
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Answer to Puzzle Page 20 

Plant trees as indicated in this diagram. 
| manure. 
How to Plant in the Fall! 
Fall planting is as easy as eating roast chicken with lots of 
dressing and gravy. You set the plants same as you do in the 
spring and then mulch them earefully. This mulching is the 
important factor as it prevents the freezing and thawing from 
heaving the plant out of the ground, and it MUST be done. 
From Shenandoah north, plants should be winter mulched any- 
way. Here are directions: 
Roses, shrubs, grapes, ete.: Mound dirt up to cover tops 
about 8 to 10” deep. . Then cover with straw, lawn rakings 
mixed with leaves (not leaves alone as they pack too solid) or 
Uncover early in spring when danger from hard frost 

is past. 
Other Nursery Stock: AIl should have good mulch of ma- 
nure which can be worked into the soil next spring or at least 
a muleh of straw or leaves and grass. 
PRUNING: Leave tops on the plants this fall. If there is 
any winter injury to the tops, the tips can be removed in the 
spring before it puts out leaves. Prune severely next spring-— 
not this fall. No different than spring planting, is it? Try it. 
Bulb Planting Directions 
Fall is the only time you can plant tulips, crocus, daffodils, 
nareissus and the like. They spend the fall and winter making 
roots and then come up early in the spring. 
Set at depth and distance apart shown in the diagram here. 
You can either dig out a complete bed, or simply a small hole 
for each bulb. Some people put a little sand in each hole whieh 
is nice as it allows for drainage. Don’ t allow air spaces about 
the bulb and pack the earth down firmly. If you wish, you can 
put a little fertilizer below each bulb for the roots to feed on. 
Do not let the bulb touch it. 


It’s a good idea to mulch with lawn rakings or straw or rot- 
ted manure. After blooming next spring, allow the tops to die 
down naturally and then either dig and store, or leave for an- 
other season of bloom. 
