Lift ball 
not top 
Place ball” *3 
in hole 
Cut back roots 
and canes as 
indicated 
Soil level 
Bush fruits 
are best trained 
ona trellis or fence 
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Strawberry planted correctly 
HOW TO PLANT 
BALLED TREES AND 
SHRUBS 
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 surface 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 his until plant 
is well established. 
Use care in placing fertilizer of any 
kind in the hole when planting. Small 
quantities of fertilizer may be ap- 
plied when plants are thoroughly 
established and growing. 
CANNED 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 fol- 
lowing method: Place four fingers 
against 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 con- 
tainer should be fairly moist so that 
it will hold together and care should 
be used to keep 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 ap- 
proximately 24”’x24”. 
In all cases, plants should be plant- 
ed 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 and elimi- 
nate all air pockets. 
CARE AND PLANTING OF CANE BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITS 
CARE AND PLANTING OF 
GRAPE VINES 
Plant grape vines in full sun 8 feet 
or more apart. 
Dig a hole no less than 1 foot wide 
and 2 feet deep. Before planting the 
vine cut back basal roots to 5 inches 
and remove all others. Cut back top 
to 2 or 3 eyes. 
Plant vine deep enough to leave 
the bottom eye just above the surface 
of the ground, and loose top soil 
placed around the roots. Fill in hole 
and water immediately. 
CARE AND PLANTING OF 
STRAWBERRIES 
Set crown at surface of deeply 
spaded soil. Leave soil loose; remove 
all young leaves, leaving 2 or 3 of 
the o!der ones. Cut back roots. Water 
well. 
CARE AND PLANTING OF 
BUSH FRUITS 
Currants and Gooseberries 
Set 2 or 3 inches deeper than in 
nursery. Cut off % the tops, plant 4 
to 5 feet apart, cultivate. Every year 
after fruit is gathered cut out and 
burn all wood 3 years old. Let 5 or 6 
new shoots come each year. 
Raspberries and Blackberries 
Plant in good soil 3 or 4 feet apart, 
in rows 6 feet apart. Set Black Rasp- 
berries so bud is covered just 1 inch. 
Firm soil. Red Raspberries, plant 1 
to 2 inches deeper than they were in 
nursery. Cut back all raspberries as 
soon as planted to 6 inches above 
ground. After fruiting cut out all odd 
canes and burn, leaving 4 or 5 strong 
new canes. 
Bare-Root 
FRUIT TREES 
Plant in sunny well drained soil. 
Break up subsoil and thoroughly pul- 
verize top soil. Use no fertilizer at 
planting time. Prune and plant as 
shown in illustrations at right. Settle 
the dirt by slowly running water into 
basin. Follow by another heavy wa- 
tering in two days after planting. 
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