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Tamping and Watering. Soil should be made compact in amongthe roots of newly transplanted stock by watering or tamping. Tamp-ing may be accomplished by pressing down the soil with the heel or astick. In tamping, care should be exercised not to press too heavilyimmediately around the stem of the plant, as in so doing injury maybe caused by the breaking of roots. Soil that can be readily packedshould be used around the roots. This is necessary, as any air spacesremaining will cause drying out of roots and consequent injury to theplants. If water is available, it is advisable to run some slowly into the holeswhere material is planted, either at the time of planting or immediatelyafter planting. The best plan is to put it in when the hole is partlyfilled with earth around the roots. This is done further to compactthe soil and to provide necessary moisture. Unless soil is particularlymoist, newly transplanted stock should be watered shortly aftertransplanting. It is not advisable, however, to apply very muchwater in soils or sites extremely retentive of moisture for it is quite aseasy to injure plants from over-watering as it is to preserve them bygiving them just sufficient water to meet their requirements. |
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