PLANTING AND TRANSPLANTING : Page 75

It is often necessary to transplant material under exceedingly un-favourable conditions, due to wind, or sun, or when plants haveadvanced in leaf growth. Under such circumstances it is advisable to"puddle" the roots at the time when the plants are removed from thetemporary nursery rows, and before they are planted permanently."Puddling" consists in dipping the roots of the plants in a basinhollowed out of the soil and filled with a molasses-like mixture of loamand water. This "puddling" process leaves a coating of mud over thefine roots and prevents excessive drying out until the material is planted.