Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-12

Nv fall planting is meant the transplant
mo If runners of the present year growth,
gTetber it be done in July or October by
,,ra and skill it may be done as soon as the
,,c,,r,, roots are an inch in length, or even
asrEer The rule is, however, that a plant
i moi old enough to SET until it mas branch
Oh roots. nor Is it self supporting until
-,,natine later. For this reason 1t Is
necessary to remove one or more OF the
Dawes when setting out very young plants
n the summer. lest more sap be evaporated
than the roots can supply. As the season
advances more roots are developed,
and there is less risk in the operation,
While IL is true that the earlier the work
is dome other things become equal, the
Greater will be the crop the following year,
f is equally true that plants set early in
Spptember when there is more moisture
i'm the air and soil usually do better than
those set in a hot and dry time. If delayed
tao late the danger is that they will not get
sufficiently rooted to enable them to resist
tbe injurious effects Of alternate freezing
and thawing.
WHEN TO TRANSPLANT.
Young plants in the summer are com
paratiyely tender and sappy, and much
more easily injured than when more ma
ture. If taken out of hard ground, the
roots may be bruised or broken, and If
EXPOSED TO the sun or wind for even a few
minutes many of the fine root hairs will
be destroyed. For this reason it is not
best to take up plants in a dry time. 1t
is better to let them grow where they are
until rain moistens the soil so that all the
roots may be lifted without injury. The
later the work is ,done, the closer should
plants be set to each other, so that they
NAV fiji the row with roots and shade the
surface with their leaves If at y inches
apart in the row in July, 10 inches will
be enough in August, in September, and
6 in October. The sun should never be
allowed to shine on bare ground between
plants during winter and spring.
THE SOIL FOR FALI-sET PLANTS
should be rich. SO that their roots may find
what they need near by, for they have not
time to 60 far after it. 1t Is well to pre-
pare the place a week or two in advance,
so as to let the ground get settled. And it
is very important that the crown of the
plant be not covered If the weather be
dry and hot after planting, so that the
plants wilt, they should get one good
watering in the evening and the soil should
be stirred the next morning. If this
proves insufficient, they should either
have some shade during the heat OF the
day. or the first leaves that wilt should
De removed to lessen the evap0rating sur
face If it is desired to test IA new variety,
the fall Is the best time to plant it, for
the reason that it will bear the next sea-
son and enable one to decide as to its
value and give ample time to greatly in
crease the stock Plants set in the fall
MUST BE PROTECTED
during winter. Two inches Of straw viii
answer OF course, the drainage should be
such that no water can lie on or near the
surface. Our method, when taking up
small lots Of plants, is to drop each one in
a pail Of water as it is dug, and carry
them to "a shed where they are trimmed.
Large lots are put in wet sack. When
plants are received in a dry time. it is an
excellent plan to plant temporarily two OF
three inches apart in mellow soil where
they cam be shaded and watered In few
day. nev roots viii be formed, when after
a thorough watering. they may be removed
with the soil adhering and set back with
out any check We may say here to South
em people who wish to buy Northern
grown plants that the best time to do 1t Is
late i'm the fall They cannot get them
early enough in the spring. and their sum
mer and early fall are too hot for plants
grown in the North.