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Bare Surface Roots: Should you be forced to fill to a depth of 18 inches or more over roots, take special precautions. Bare surface roots the surface roots • from the trunk to their farthest extent, usually just beyond the spread of the branches. If the soil is heavy and packed, loosen it slightly with the prongs of a fork but don't spade it over because that breaks too many roots. Apply a dressing of organic fertilizer to the loosened soil.
Dig a hole large enough to ensure that there is space for all the roots to lie naturally, with room at the top for a covering of I or 2in of soil over the uppermost roots.
Another way to determine depth is to look for the dark soil mark on the stem or stems, indicating where the soil came to in the nursery bed, and to replant so that this is just beneath the surface.
With Bare surface roots-rooted plants it is also necessary to work soil around and between the roots and to make this easy it often pays to prepare in advance a planting mixture composed of well-broken soil mixed with about a third its bulk of peat and containing a light sprinkling of bonemeal.
For the best results, always choose the right cultivation technique for the job in hand.Plants are available in several different forms, each of which demands a different treatment in terms of planting and aftercare.
Plants are sold as "Bare surface roots-rooted," "balled," or "container grown."
Bare surface roots-ROOTED PLANTS This is the cheapest way of buying most plants. Bare surface roots-rooted plants are lifted from a nursery bed and most of the soil is shaken from around their roots. Bare surface roots-rooted plants should be transplanted only in the fall and winter when they are dormant (or nearly). |
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