Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-09-16
farm aud 5yousehuld.
Fall Planting.

! We have uniformly 70 und that the
planting of fruit trees, vines, etc, {ex-
cepL straw WberrieS} i'll the fall Is attended
| with greater success than in the spring.
/ The trees become settled in their places
during the winter, and the next spring
/ finds them early TO start and sure 10
grow. Spring planting is too often Gone
in hurry; and, being accompanied
with press OF business vi other IInpor-
! tant matters, fruit Trees DO not receive
| the care and attention they Deserve
| Likewise, The planting OF trees il fire.
uueuIly delayed until LOO Iats sone Of
| the trees have started before taking Mp,
and the chances OF tnely lie ale very
doubtful indeed. Whenegsx possible.
plant by ali means IN the tAli. 9he Iowa
Homestead has few hints oN the sub
jeet worthy OF NOTICE:
Fail planting may be dons - soon ~
the leaves are killed " 1Eost; the ksee
should be carefully taken ap, and IL any
leaves REMAIN on them they should be
all taken OF. The ground upon which
thew sre to be planted should be well
prepared beforehand the holes should
be dug sufficiently large TO admit the
roots of the tree spread out in their
natural poeition none but mellow, fine
dirt should be used aid When the root,
have been covered few inches deep
one or TWO pals of watershouid be pour
ed in, maceratinS The dirt sufficiently to
bed the tree into mud rather than mere
~ planting it into diri-
When the tree is gently pressed down
into this bed, the roots Will lie i'll con-
tact on all sides with the dirt, and this
is OF vital Importance and the true key
10 success in all fall planting. After the
tree is well inbedded, fill up with dirt
10 the general level, press gently with.
the foot. But, in consequence OF SO
much water below, this packing cannot
be firmly done, and the tree Will not
stand firm for few days, but is liable
to be driven out Of place 10y the winds;
so, 10 avoid this, mound up eight TO ten
inches, tread firmly, mulch the tree, and
the work is done. In the spring, re-
move The mound, but replace the mulch
remembering all the while, and with all
paintings, in any season OF the year,
that mulciiing is indispensable To good
success.
As the earth freezes deeper than the
tree is planted, it is obvious that unless
the roots are entirely and completely
enveloped i'll dirt, they will be killed for
the want of dirt about them to draw out
the frost.
IL is impossible to have the roots OIL
all sides placed firmly in contact with
the dirt without the use of water, hence !
the necessity of this precaution. Ifl
these rules are strictly adhered to, fall
planting may be successful; without
these precautionary measures we con-
slider fall planting precarious practice |!
in this part of the country where the |!
ground freezes so deep. When success |
fully done, it has its advantages over |
spring planting in the fact that the trees
grow earlier next spring, and during the
first summer make larger growth. In |
the spring also is busy time, and tree
planting is not always attended to at |
the proper time; and late spring plan
ting, if the summer is dry, gives the
trees very poor chance to make good
growth.