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PLANTING GUIDE 
How to Plant Canned and Balled TREES and SHRUBS 
WHEN PLANTS are in cans, they may be 
removed by cutting down two sides of the 
can with tin snips or chisel and pulling the 
sides apart so that the can comes off 
easily. Handle so as not to break open 
the ball of earth. 
Pots may be removed by the following 
method: Place four fingers agaicst the 
surface of the soil, invert the pot, tap 
lightly against something solid and out 
come the contents in your hand in one 
solid piece. 
In every case, the soil in the conta’ner 
should be fairly moist so that it will hold 
together and care should be used to ke2p 
all the earth possible on the roots. 
For plants in gallons and 6-inch pots, 
dig a hole approximately 15 inches by 15 
inches. For plants in 5-gallon or 9-inch 
pots, dig a hole approximately 24 by 24 
inches. 
In all cases, plants should be planted 
in the ground at about the same level as 
they were in the container. 
After the hole is partially filled, use 
water generously before filling the hole 
with top soil so that the water will settle 
the soil around the plants and eliminate all 
air pockets. 
BALLED PLANTS should be handled 
by lifting the ball and not the top. 
Dig a hole large enough to hold ball and 
permit firming the earth around it. Place 
plant with top of ball even with the sur- 
face of the ground. Do not remove burlap. 
Fill in about 3 with soil, then cut top 
string and fold back corners of burlap. Fill 
the hole with water and, when soaked in, 
throw in the remainder of the soil. Firm 
the soil well, leave a shallow basin and 
fill again with water. Water again to assure 
thorough soaking of the ball. Do not rely 
on sprinklers or sprinkling system to do 
this until plant is well established. 
Never place commercial fertilizer in 
the hole when planting. Small quantities 
of fertilizer may be applied when plants 
are thoroughly established and growing. 
How to Piant ROSES 
THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT factors in 
rose growing are buying top grade plants, 
and proper planting. 
Roses prefer an open area, free of tree 
and shrub roots, where they get half a day 
or more of sun, preferably morning sun. 
Keep roots moist and covered when plant- 
ing. 
Most any well drained soil, not too 
acid or alkaline can be made into good 
rose soil. Prepare the holes for planting 
well in advance. Dig holes 2 feet deep 
and 18 inches across. Add to surface soil 
10% peat, 10% rotted manure and 5% 
rotted compost. Mix well. When planting 
re-dig holes, build a cone-shaped mound 
in the center, spread roots over cone; bud 
union (bulge on understock where top is 
budded on the stock) slightly above level 
of the ground. Fill in, firming with feet; 
water thoroughly. 
Roses are heavy feeders. Fertilize from 
mid-March to mid-September, using 1/2 
cup of a well-balanced fertilizer per plant. 
Dig a trench around plant, fill with water. 
When water settles place fertilizer in 
trench, fill with water again and cover 
after water has settled. After first appli- 
cation of commercial fertilizer a mulch 
of well-rotted manure may be applied. 
Roses require plenty of water. Keep 
beds moist at all times. Frequency de- 
pends on soil, from once or twice a week 
in sandy soil, to once in two weeks in 
heavy soil. Allow water to run slowly and 
soak deeply. 
January is the best month for pruning 
bush roses in California. As much as pos- 
sible cut out the old wood and shorten 
back the new growth about 2 ot last 
year’s growth. Cut out twiggy growth and 
cross branches. When cutting blooms leave 
3 or 4 leaves with the top one pointing 
in the direction you wish the growth to go. 
PRUNING CLIMBING ROSES. For the 
first two years after planting do not prune 
climbing roses. From third year on cut 
back all new growth 3 right after the 
flowering period. Climbers which bloom 
once a year bloom on wood produced the 
previous year. Prune these right after 
flowering to allow a good growth for next 
year's flowers. 
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