EVERGREEN CARE 
EVERGREENS as a class of plant material require 
somewhat more care and special attention than do the 
usual run of trees and shrubs. It is necessary, of course, 
for the home owners to do their part in caring for them 
properly, not only at the time of transplaniting, but for the 
critical first growing season following the planting. 
Evergreens should be planted in locations best suited 
to their growth. Good, rich garden soil, fortified with 
rotted barnyard manure should be used in planting. The 
addition of a reasonable amount of peat to the planting 
soil is a beneficial procedure and is most essential in either 
the very light soils or the heavier clay soils. 
Too much emphasis cannot be made of the matter of 
watering. At the time of transplanting, all evergreens 
should be thoroughly soaked into their new location. 
Frequent watering thereafter is most essential. Make 
certain that such watering soaks deeply into the soil 
either by the use of soil soakers or by punching holes 
into the ground close to the root area. 
In addition to proper planting and adequate watering, 
most evergreens need protection from dogs and insect 
pests if they are to thrive. Wire protectors serve nicely 
to keep dogs from spoiling evergreens, though low growing 
shrubs may also serve the same purpose in a more 
attractive way. 
The principle insect pest to evergreens is Red Spider, 
a very small mite, barely visible. As it cannot be seen 
on the evergreen foliage, it can, however, be detected by 
the appearance of the plant which becomes rather “rusty” 
or dull looking. Red Spider can be readily controlled if 
one adheres to any of the following methods: 
1. Syringe the foliage with water under pressure 
from garden hose or power sprayer, taking 
particular pains to secure a forceful spray 
applied from underneath the foliage. 
2. Spraying with a glue spray consisting of % lb. 
of a cheap grade of ground bone glue in 5 gals. 
of water. (Dissolve the glue first in a small 
amount of boiling water.) 
3. Dust with sulphur liberally on a warm day, 
using a superfine commercial brand of dusting 
sulphur. 
Should questions arise concerning the care of your 
plantings, always feel free to call or write the Nursery 
for advice and help. We are more than willing to be of 
service. 
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