. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. CHAPTER V POTTING 82. Potting, placing of rooted plants in flower pots. 83. Potting soil should be light and friable so as to handle easily, drain readily and withstand crusting and baking after wetting. It should also be fertile in pro- portion to the needs of the plants to be grown ni it— rich for some, poor for others. Also its friability must vary; for ferns be looser than for FIG, 44—POTTING SOIL MIXED AND UNDER COVER This soil has been passed through a machine "mixer" and is sifted, also by inach
. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. CHAPTER V POTTING 82. Potting, placing of rooted plants in flower pots. 83. Potting soil should be light and friable so as to handle easily, drain readily and withstand crusting and baking after wetting. It should also be fertile in pro- portion to the needs of the plants to be grown ni it— rich for some, poor for others. Also its friability must vary; for ferns be looser than for FIG, 44—POTTING SOIL MIXED AND UNDER COVER This soil has been passed through a machine "mixer" and is sifted, also by inachine, ready for use. 84. Preparing an ideal soil for potting. The best gen- eral potting soil is made as follows: In spring after grass has begun to grow well, remove sod from an old blue grass pasture or greenhouse sodding field where the soil itself is rich and deep. r-'\)r convenience in han- dling, cut the sod in strips a foot or so wide, three inches thick and as long as can be easily handled either in rec- tangles or in rolls, the latter perhaps preferred. Place the sods close together on the ground in a layer, grass side S4. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company
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