英语作文《howtoplantaplant》

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Selecttherighttimeofyearforplantingthetree.Ifyouplantyourtreeatthewrongtimeofyearit'sgoingtobelesslikelytosurviveandgrow.Donotplantinlatespringorsummerbecausetheheatwillstresstheplantandmaycauseittodie.Ofcourse,allthisdependsonthetypeofplant,becausedifferentplantshavedifferentneeds.

Ingeneral,AprilandMayarethebesttimestoplantintheNorthernhemisphere,becausethetreehasallsummertogrowandgetaccustomedtoitsnewabode.Otherwise,SeptemberandOctoberareyourbestbet.Ittendstobecoolerandrainierandthetreesaregettingreadyforhibernation.

Certaintreesdon'tdowellifplantedinthefall,likeoaks(nuttrees)andbirches.Containertreestendtodobetterifplantedinthefallthantreesinburlaportreesthatarebaled,becausethesetendtogointotransplantingshockinthefall.

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Checktoseeifthereareanylocalrequirementsaboutdigging.Thesetypesofrequirementstendtoconcerndiggingdeepholesneartelephoneandothercables(forexample,inurbanareas).You'llneedtomakesurethatyouknowwherethesecablesandsystemsbeforeyoudig.

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Chooseasuitabletreefortheregion,climate,andspace.Treesnativetoyourareatendtodowell,andyouwon'tbeintroducingapotentialinvasiveplantspecies.Itwillbeeasiertocareforatreethatisalreadynativetothearea.[1]

Researchlocalcultivarsofspeciesnativetoyourarea.Ifyouarewillingplantanon-nativespecies,considercarefullywhyandwhetherit'sactuallyagoodideatodoso,sincenon-nativetreescanbeinvasiveanddamagingtotheecosystemofyourarea.[2]

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Preparethehole.Takeasuitableshovelanddigaholethatis4-5timesthewidthoftherootball,morethanenoughsoitwillfit,andgiveroomforthefreshrootstogrowwithoutstress.Thisletstherootseaseinmoreeasilyandbegintogrowoutwardsintothesoil.Noneedtocutoffthewirerootbasketifthereisone,therootswillgrowthroughanditwillpreventdamagetotherootballduringplanting.[3]

Trytodigtheholewithasmallpedestalofdirtinthecenteroftheholewherethetreewillrest.Theholeshouldbealittledeeperaroundtheedgesbutthereshouldbeapedestalofdirtinthecenterwheretherootballsits.Thispedestalpreventstherootballfromsittingcontinuouslyinwater.Anyexcesswaterwillnaturallyflowtothedeeperareasoftheholearoundtheedgeswheretherootscandrinkfromifneeded.

Havingapedestalinthecenteroftheholeisveryimportantsinceoneofthemajorreasonswhytreesdieisdrowning,meaningthetreeisgettingtoomuchwaterandtherootballissittinginapoolofwater.Thepointwherethetreecomesoutofthegroundshouldbeslightlyhigherthanthegroundaroundit.Slightlyhighermeans1/4to1/2inch.Thispreventswaterfromcollectingnexttothebaseofthetrunkwhichcausesthetreetorot.

Usethegardencultivatortoloosenthedirtallaroundtheholetomakeiteasierfortherootstospread.

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Preparethetreeforplanting.Youneedtodothistomakesurethatyou'replantingyourtreeproperlyandsothatitwillsurvive.Theprocessisslightlydifferentforasmalltreeandalargetree.

Ifitisasmalltree,thenyoucanturnitupsidedowngentlytogetitoutofthepot.Youcouldalsocutsomeplasticcontainerstoremovethem.

Ifthetreeislargerandhasanetorahessianorropebag,youmightneedtouselargescissorsorasharpknifetocutthroughthepackaging.Avoidhandlingthetreewiththeburlapoff.Putitinthehole,thencuttheburlapandropefromaroundthetrunkofthetree,leavingthewirebasket.Thegoalistokeepasmuchdirtaroundtherootsaspossible;movingthetreemorethanabsolutelynecessarycaneasilycauseairtogettotherootsanddrythemout,eveninsidetherootball.

Don'tleaveatree'srootsoutofitscontainerorburlapfortoolong.Especiallyinsunandwind,itcoulddryoutanddamagetheroots.

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Useaseedforplanting.Followthissteponlyifyou'regoingtobegrowingatreefromaseed.Growingatreefromaseedmeansgerminatingtheseed,plantingitattheappropriatetimeandtakingclosecareofit.Thiswaytakesabitlongerthanplantingbytransplantingatreefromacontainer.[4]

Togerminateaseedyoumayhavetousescarification,whichmeansthatyoubreaktheseedcoatandallowmoisturetopenetratesothattheplantembryocanbegingerminating.Youcanalsousethecoldstratificationprocesswhichmeansthatyoumimictheover-winteringprocessandexposetheseedtocool,moistconditions.

Oncetheseedshavegerminatedinanormalfashion,planttheminanindividualcontaineroraseedtray.Theseedsforthedifferenttreeswillbedifferent,sofollowtheinstructionsaccordinglyforeach.Whenthey'vegerminated,movethemtoabrighterlocationandmakesurethattheyarewellventilated.

Remember,differenttreeseedswillgrowdifferentlysoyou'llneedtomakesurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsforeachindividualtree.Anappletreewillgrowdifferentlythanacherrytreeorapinetree.

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Placethetreeintotheholegently.Besuretheholeisn'ttoodeeportooshallow.Thegroundleveloftheplantinthepotshouldmatchupwiththegroundlevelafteryoufilltheholein.Donotburyoverthecrown(wherethestemchangestoroot)orleaveanyrootsexposed.

Youcanplacethehandleofyourshovelflatacrosstheholefromonesidetotheothertomeasurewhetherthecrownislevelwiththesurroundingsoilbeforefillinginthehole.

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Usesomecompostorcompostedmanureifneeded.Ifthesoilthatyoucurrentlyhaveisnotrich,hasclay-likequalitiesorhastheconsistencyofdustorsand,theadditionofmanureorcompostwillgivethetreeagreatstartinlife.

Backfillthreequartersoftheholewithexistingdirt,onequarterwithcompostorcompostedmanure.

Resistthetemptationtouseacommercialfertilizer;ittendstoover-boostthetreeandmakeitburnout,whichmeansitislesslikelytodowelloverthelongterm.Agreatbenefittonewtrees,however,isanorganicmixturethatincludesmycorrhiza,beneficialfungithatenhanceatree'suptakeofsoilnutrients.Itmayalsoincluderockphosphate,anaturalroot-growthenhancer.

Givefruitandnuttreesextraattention.Addingmanureorcompostisessentialifyouareplantingafruitornuttree.Backfilltwothirdsoftheholewithexistingdirtandonethirdwithcompostorcompostedmanureforeachfruitornuttree.

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Waterthenewlyplantedtree.Allowsettling,backfilltheremainingsoil,andwateragain.Thiswilleliminateairpockets.Wateronegallon(3.7liters)foreverysixinches(15cm)oftreeheight.[5]

Aftertheplantingisfinishedcomebackinaboutanhourandwateronemoretime.

Keepwateringyourtreeforthefirstfewyearsasitgetsestablished.Dependingontheclimateandyourarea,itwillneedweeklywateringuntiltherootsareestablished.Toformdeeproots,waterdeeply.Along,slowtrickleofwaterwillwatermoredeeplythanaquicksprinkling.Remember,deeprootshelpyourtreetoresistdroughtsandwinds.Letthegrounddryout,atleastsomewhat,betweenwatering.

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Usemulch!Covertheplantingholewith1-3inches(2.5cm-7.6cm)ofshreddedhardwoodorleafmulch.Keepthemulch2-3awayfromthetrunkorthetrunkwillrot.Don'tover-mulchthetree,either.Afewinchesareenoughtokeepwaterinandmostweedsout.Mulchacircleouttothedripline,aboutthesamewidthasthetree'sleaves.[6]

Avisiblepatchofmulchalsohelpsremindpeoplenottostepormoworrunastringtrimmertooclosetothetree.

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Stakethetreeifnecessary,foraboutthefirstyear.Makesurethatwhateverstakesyouusearetiedlooselytothetrunkanddonotdigintothebarkortightenaroundthetree.Removethestakesoncetherootshaveachancetobecomeestablished,afteraboutthefirstyear.Stakingprotectsthetreeagainstblowingoverinthewind,anditcanalsohelptoremindpeoplemovingaroundthetreenottorunintoit.

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Enjoythetreeasitgrowsovertheyears.Appreciateitsshadeandbeautyandthankyourselfforaddinganothertreetotheworld.Youwon'tregretitandaslongasyouproperlycareforit,thetreecangrowalongtime!