The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
TRANsPLANrINo VEGETABLES

Moving plants from one locality 10
another i more or less Of n violent
operation. by the process the plant
Is deprived of quite n numbc of It's
feeding roots and for a time Is cut of
from Its water supply; consequently,
II is necessary TO exercise considerable
care with the plant until II again be.
comes established in the soil. To help
insure this an abundant supply Of
moisture in the soil ut all times is
essential TO keep the plant from wilt.
ing aud incite II to take hold 1T the
soil quickly. In sections where irri
cation is prscticed the transplaniing
plants should be irrigated Immediately
after setting, aud frequently afterwards
until danger of their drying out Is
passed. This can be told by the plants
frcshing up aud starting new leaves.
II is also very essential when setting
the plants out, 10 firm the soil well
around the roots. This Is very i'm
portant aud should not be neglected.
Many plants have failed on account
Of not doing this. i'roper hrming of
the soil helps to exclude the air from
the root. aud prevents the plants from
drying up.
In sections where irrigation is not
Practiccd plants are preferably trans
planted during a rainy spell. II this
cannot be- taken advantage If II will
be necessary to water the plants by
hand until they are established when
doing this do u thoroughly; a little
water is something nearly ~ had ~
none.
In moving the Young plants from
the seed bed 10 the field aud until SET
out they should Ice protected from the
rays " the sun 20 prevent whiting.
This protection can be given by wrap.
ping the roots up IN a wet sack or
carrying 20 the field IN u bucket or tub
with u little water IN the bottor. 10
keep the roots moist. When digging
the plants out Of the seed bed. use n
shovel or spade and avoid breaking of
~ many roots AS possible. II is also
better TO wet the bed first. II the
plants are very tall IL will be well to
cut on a part of the top This opera
ton will not hurt the plant aud helps
10 keep 1t from whiting as IL prevents
excessive evaporation of moisture from
M" plant through ,le leaves.
Before trausplantiug the soil should
bee well prepared. being properly fined
aud grayclcd. Plants usually take root
more quickly IN freshly stirred soil.
After the land has been properly pre-
pared, n,srkcd on the rows where the
plants Hrc To re set. This may he
done II IL Is desired to plant On ridges
with q pillow, II on the level by a mark
cr. One thing Ia keep in mind. make
the rows straight aud the proper dis
tancc apart. II never pays To crowd
plants. by So doing a crop inferior
IN quality j. liable 10 he produced. II
In doubt about the proper distance To
plant, consult Il reliable authority ar
some one who has had experience.
Transrlanting can nearly always be
successfully done with most plants IL
the proper care Is observed. some OF
the things to keep IN mind are: dig
plants carefully, protect them from
the sun after digging until transplant
ed, supply plenty of water to trans.
planted plants, set the plants properly
IN the hole. firm the soil around the
roots. II will pay To carefully observe
the above points when doing trans.
planting. Many thousands Of plants
100" lost annually through carelessness
tu citing and lack ct proper care
afterwards.