| Late fall is an excellent time to move or plant | | | | establish themselves, the higher your survival rate will |
| evergreen shrubs. If you have to replace some | | | | be. I generally use a shovel or two of compost into |
| damaged last winter, the prices at local garden | | | | the soil when backfilling the roots. I do not add any |
| centres will never be better and most of the plants | | | | fertilizer, the research suggests this is not needed |
| will come with guarantees for overwintering success. | | | | when planting. The old time gardeners used to add |
| Try to have the evergreens planted in the next two | | | | bone meal to the planting hole and if this makes you |
| or three weeks for good survival rates. Woody | | | | feel better, then add some; it won't hurt and it might |
| plants such as trees and shrubs are also easily and | | | | help. Compost works for me just fine. |
| successfully planted at this time of year although you | | | | The one thing the old time gardeners and I totally |
| have more time (until freezeup) to get them into the | | | | agree on is the need to "muddify" the planting hole |
| ground. | | | | after the plant is in the ground. Now, you won't find |
| Remember the old gardening tip about putting a dollar | | | | this word in a dictionary but as long as you turn the |
| plant into a five dollar hole when installing your | | | | hose onto the plant and turn the entire planting area |
| evergreen shrubs. A hole that is significantly larger | | | | into a swamp, to ensure that each and every root |
| than the rootball allows those tender roots to shoot | | | | has wet soil around it, then you have "muddified" |
| out and establish themselves into nice loose soil | | | | your planting hole. |
| before the onset of winter. The better the roots | | | | Five dollar holes and muddify, its that simple. |