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Shrub Planting Techniques
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" Under the -- guidelines in terms of planting a shrub like this well first of all you big hole. And you don't make it to -- Now you may laugh when I say that the fact is the truth. So you use your spade handle like this stretched across the grade to measure exactly where the top and not exactly yes and you should always plant them. And interest so higher. Then the grade because otherwise they sink in and they have a tendency to rot or do other things put out bad roots and then you're adding. -- bodies peat moss and we're adding compost -- how much north. 13 13 and 13 because this soil is rather sandy and economic you can tell -- candy -- if it's gritty it's it's sandy if you rub it in its slick. And you know it's got a lot of play and it. Now isn't it important to create. Not just a mound but also kind of a barrier so that it holds no water we need a nice saucer and he's going to do that night a saucer you call I -- well I called a -- people call it lots of different things and the next thing we do as soon as the saucer is made. We will soak that with water. Inside being very careful not to run the dirt off the plant right and then we will soak -- a second time to make sure it's. That must."
