Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-10-29
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!. SUGGESTIONS =.
j. ON FALL PLA NTING. !.
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(By Edward l. Harrington, Editor,
Author and Lecturer.)

Author and Lecturer.)
Many people seem to have a curl
Gus belief that the spring is the
only natural planting time. Per
haps this Is because 1t is in the
spring that nature appears to be most
busily at work The truth Of the
matter Is, though, that a great deal
Of planting Is done II the fall under
natural conditions, the seeds which
drop then terminating and spring
Ing into life before the coming of
cold weather. Experience has shown
that this Is one Of the best seasons
Of the year for the amateur and
the home maker to set out trees and
shrubs IN order to enhance the
beauty Of tho home. For one thing,
work presses less heavily in the
autumn. There are fewer things to
do in the flower and vegetable gar
dens, with the result that more time
Is left to devote to the care Of the
trees and shrubbery, without which
no suburban or country home is
complete. Then. too, the nursery
men themselves are less rushed in
the fall and are able to give more
careful attention to the orders which
they receive. All things considered,
therefore, there is no better time to
set out ornamental trees and shrubs,
as we'll as raspberries, blackberries
and currants, and many OF the fruit
trees.
There are some exceptions, how
ever, to the trees and shrubs which
are suitable for fall planting, and 1t
Is only fair that these should be
mentioned. Most of the trees which
have stone fruits, such as tn, edible
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ries, are better left until spring in
the colder sections Of the country,
althouh they are planted to some eX-
tent in the fall. There are trees,
too, which have soft, heshy roots,
such as for example the magnolias.
and II Is best not to plant them at
this season. The average nursey-
man will be frank to tell you which
trees are not suitable for setting out
now, as reliable nurseymen, being
good business men with regulations
at stake, aim above all things to
satisfy clients. They know that If
they mislead them, their business
will go to somebody else, and 1T
never pays to make one sale at the
sacrifice Of many others which might
have come later.
When shrubs and trees are set out
III thO Idllp luSS lDuhS BIOWlu IUlCk-
ly in the spring and often are much
farther along at the end OF the sea-
son than when planting Is left until
the spring months. 1t is particular
ly so II the spring planting is Il
late one, so that planting has to be
delayed until the season Is we'll
along. One other point in favor Of
fall planting might be mentioned,
although 1T applies even more especi-
ally to perennial plants. At this
time the garden maker has q lively
recollection OF the appearance which
the different plants have made when
IN bloom anI s therefore aHlg TO
&hGoEe JGoSc which hn voui3 iiNc
FOR hi@ u%ll garden inogh more tu-
ioiliEentlY tnan four or IVc nunthS
from now when his remembrance
Of The past sUmsuarH 5rprrjon
win have become dulled.
Some writer's have asserted that
the fall Is not Il good time to set
out evergreens, but on the other
hand, some of the most expert nur-
serymen and gardeners declare that
the results are fully as good, If not
better, when such plants are set
out In the fall than If they are not
put In until late in the spring. In
year like this, which has been not
able in many sections for its heavy
rainfall. the planting Of evergreans
can be done with perfect safety. In
seasons OF drought no plants, for
that matter, can be put in with as
surance that they will grow unless
" large amount Of moisture is ap-
pied artificially. There Is one thing
TO remember, though, in the planting
or evergreens. whether in the fall
or at any other season, which Is
that the ball Of earth around the
roots must be preserved. Every up
to-date nurseyman is fully aware OF
this fact and uses the greatest pre-
cautions to have this ball intact. 1t
is for that reason that evergreens
are almost always received with
burlap fastened securely around the
roots
One reason why SO much difficulty
is found In transplanting evergreens
OF any kind from the woods or the
fields to tho garden Is because Of
the damage which IS unayoidably
done to the root system. Plants
growing wild make very long roots
which must be broken of IN getting
them out Of the ground Nursery
planted stock. on the other hand, is
shifted so often that the roots are
snort and made in a solid mass close
to the base Of the plant. This great
ly facilitates transplanting without
giving the trees or shrubs a set
back, and is the principal reason |
why nursery grown stock is far pre-
fcrablc to that which is found grow
ing wild.
The great advantage OF cvergrecns !
comes in the fact that they retain |
their beauty all the year round.