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Prepare The Soil All:
Dig a hole large enough to ensure that there is space for all the roots to lie naturally, with room at the top for a covering of I or 2in of soil over the uppermost roots.
Another way to determine depth is to look for the dark soil mark on the stem or stems, indicating where the soil came to in the nursery bed, and to replant so that this is just beneath the surface.
With bare-rooted plants it is also necessary to work soil around and between the roots and to make this easy it often pays to prepare in advance a planting mixture composed of well-broken soil mixed with about a third its bulk of peat and containing a light sprinkling of bonemeal.Sod is lawn grass that has been seeded, cut loose from the soil and rolled or stacked. About 3/iin of soil is attached. It achieves an instant lawn and prevents erosion on slopes. Prepare the site as for seed; early fall and spring are the best times for laying. Apply a lawn fertilizer before laying and rake it in.
When planting shrubs and ground covers on banks it is not always necessary to loosen and prepare the soil all over. If the plants are to be fairly widely spaced, say a foot or more between individuals, separate holes for each can be readied. These must be big enough to accommodate the roots, with a little room to spare. Loosen and fertilize the bottoms of the holes. Use enriched soil to pack about the roots.
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