. Culinary herbs; their cultivation, harvesting, curing and uses. Herbs. CULINARY HERBS 43 in transplanting result from the improper use of this tool. Unless the dibble be properly operated the plant may be left suspended in a hole, the sides of which are more or less hard and impervious to the tiny, tender rootlets that strive to penetrate them. From my own observation of the use of this tool, I believe that the proper place for the dibble in the novice's garden is in the attic, side by side with the "unloaded" shot- gun, where it may be viewed with apprehension. In spite of this wa
. Culinary herbs; their cultivation, harvesting, curing and uses. Herbs. CULINARY HERBS 43 in transplanting result from the improper use of this tool. Unless the dibble be properly operated the plant may be left suspended in a hole, the sides of which are more or less hard and impervious to the tiny, tender rootlets that strive to penetrate them. From my own observation of the use of this tool, I believe that the proper place for the dibble in the novice's garden is in the attic, side by side with the "unloaded" shot- gun, where it may be viewed with apprehension. In spite of this warning, if anyone is hardy enough to use a dibble, let him choose the flat style, not the round one. The proper way is to thrust the tool straight down, at right angles to the direction of the row, and press the soil back and forth with the flat side of the blade until a hole, say 2 or 3 inches across and 5 or 6 inches deep, has been formed. In the hole the plantlet should then be sus- pended so all the roots and a little of the stem beneath the surface will be covered when the soil is replaced. Replacing the soil is the important part of the opera- tion. The dibble must now be thrust in the soil again, parallel and close to the hole, and the soil pushed over so the hole will be completely closed from bottom to top. Firming the soil completes the operation. There is much less danger of leaving a hole with the flat than with the round dibble, which is almost. Wooden Dibbles. 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; [etc. , etc. ]
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