. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 125 Where grafts are planted in holes and not in a furrow, the soil is best pressed up against the lower part by means of a "; This dibber may be made by sharpening a piece of hoe handle to a long point and attaching to the top of the handle a cross piece for convenience in handling. An ideal dibber is made by using the en
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 125 Where grafts are planted in holes and not in a furrow, the soil is best pressed up against the lower part by means of a "; This dibber may be made by sharpening a piece of hoe handle to a long point and attaching to the top of the handle a cross piece for convenience in handling. An ideal dibber is made by using the end of an old spade handle containing the hand piece, together with eight inches or so of the handle, prop- erly sharpened to a point. See Fig. 4 for a plain dibber without special hand piece. The dibber is forced down in the ground by the side of the graft and the soil pressed up tightly against both root and scion from bottom to top. Fig. 4 shows how planting is done. The grafts cannot grow if air spaces are left around the roots. Here is where more people fail than at any other point. Large growers of young apple trees are disposed to plant most of their grafts in furrows for the reason that it is next to impossible to get workmen who will do the work of planting properly by the other method. Give the little trees good culture, including two or three hoeings during the summer, and with a fair sea- son they will make a vigorous growth, and attain a height of from two to three feet. In rich soils they will grow even higher. If trees are to be left until they are two years old before transplanting, it will be necessary to go through the nursery early the following spring be- fore growth begins and carefully trim off all branches that may have formed up to a height of 24 inches. The trees may be set in the orchard after one season's growth, particularly if they have attained a height of three to four feet. If the soil has been fertile and cultivation good they will occasionally gr
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