Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-10-23
Fall Is the Time
TO Plant Roses

Ashland residents who own their
own homes. or even do not but still
wish to heautify the place in which
they are living and also add their
mite to the Identification of the city,
will he much interested in the fol
lowing authoritative discussion of
fall planting of roses and other flow
ers from the Department of Agricul-
ture. Ashland is already becoming
famous as a city of roses, and the
planting of few bushes this fall by
every resident will have great big
result next spring in multitude of
beautiful blooms.
In deciding the time to plant roses,
say specialists of the department. the
gardener must take into cOnsidera-
tion the kind of plant, the location,
and, to q certain extent, the season.
The roses may be obtained either as
dormant or potted plants. 1t is best
to use the former and plant in the
fall in those sections where the tenn
perature does not fall below 10 de-
grees F., where the winter winds are
not exceptionally drying, and where
the soil has been so prepared that it
does not heave badly. In other places
spring planting with potted plants is
best.
Stock should be planted as soon as
possible after it arrives. When 1t is
impossible to plant Immediately, the
plants should he placed in trench
and the roots covered. If the plant
roots are dry when received, soaking
them in water an hour or more be-
fore this heeling-in is done is desir-
able. If the stems are shriveled,
plumpness may be restored and
growth insured by burying the whole
plant for a few days. II the plants
are frozen when received, they should
he placed where they will thaw grad
ually and should not be unpacked un-
til there is no question that the frost
is out.
More plants are killed by undue ex-
posure of roots at planting time than
from any other cause. No matter
how short the distance to the perma-
nent planting location, plants should
be taken there with the roots thor
oughly covered. The rooIs may be
placed in a BUCKET OF water while
removing to the planting ground and
until planting, or they may be pud-
died in a mixture of thin clay and
then kept covered with wet burlap
or other protection. Care should be
taken that the clay does not become
dry before planting. 1t is important
to set the plants little deeper than
they were before. If plah>ed too
deep, however, the barn or the buried
stems would be injured and growth
would be checked until new roots
form nearer the surface.
In planting dormant bushes it is
desirable to trim the ends of broken
roots and any that are too long just
before they are put into the hole, so
that there will be smooth, fresh sur
faces which can callus and heal over.
1t is usual to have this fresh-cut sur
face on the under side of the root.
The hole in which the bush is to be
planted should be several inches larg-
er across than the roots will extend
and ample in depth, with little loose
earth on the bottom. The roots
should be separated well in all direc
tions, with the soil well worked in
among them, separating them into
layers, each of which should be
spread out like the fingers of the
hand. When the hole is partially
full, the plant should be shaken up
and down so as to make sure it is in
close contact with the soil under the
crown where the roots branch. When
the roots are well covered the soil
should be firmed. This is best done
by tramping. If the soil is in proper
condition tramping can not injure
the plants. This will leave a de-
preston about them, but all the
roots will be covered.
When all are planted, each one
may be watered, although this usu-
ally is rot necessary, especially II
the roots have been puddled before
planting. II water is applied, per-