PREPARING THE GROUND FOR PLANTING

I have been working on my floral gallery yet again and to be honest it is a lot of work!
I have been also searching the net for a reputable seed company and I have 2 in mind which are very good companies. Out of the 2 I am going to choose the best and most cost effective for the everyday gardener as well as the variety of seeds, the more the better especially if they are always in stock. Both I have purchased from before and they are both excellent and highly reliable but I shall study the stats on each one and go from there. I will let you know the outcome and will have a banner or link for one of the 2 shortly.
On to the write up of the day, many people do not know how to prepare the ground properly for planting to ensure healthy plants, however;todays write up covers that.


Preparing The Ground For Planting

The ground should be spaded or plowed quite a bit
deeper than the nursery plants you are going to
plant.
Be sure that the hole is large enough so that
bare roots will not be crowded. Balled or
container material should have 6 to 8" of space
around it.
I usually plant 2-3 times bigger then the root
ball. When holes are dug in sod for trees or
shrubs, space 2 or 3' around the plant and keep
this cultivated or mulched for good plant growth.
The soil at the bottom of the hole should be loose
to 7 or 8". Always use good soil and humus such as
peat moss, rotted cow manure or leaf-mold mixed
with the native soil to fill the hole after
planting.If you do not mix it with the native
soil,normally what happens is, once the plants
roots begin to spread into the soil around it and
hits the natural soil of the land, the natural
soil will shock the plant and in most cases damage
or kill it because the plants are only used to the
kind of soil you gave to it to begin with. This
applies also to shrubs and trees. Last but not
least never fertilize newly set ground!

I hope the information is useful.
That's it for today.
Until the next time happy gardening!