Every tree, shrub or flower we plant in our yard gets "the treatment". It is a very simple mix of soil amendments that works quite well and I would like to share it with you.
In our wheelbarrow, I mix 1 bag of store-bought topsoil, 1/2 bag of store-bought manure and several shovel fulls of peat moss.
Mix this well in the wheelbarrow. After I have dug the hole to the proper depth and width, I lay in some of the mixture, place the tree, shrub or plant into the hole and proceed to fill the area around with the mixture. Sometimes I will either mix in the soil that came out of the hole, or add it as a top dressing. Mulch with either mulch or leaves or pine needles and water well. Remember to keep watering for a couple of weeks after planting.
We just added 3 new Japanese maples to our collection. They were purchased at Southern States during a great sale they had this summer. Right after we bought them, the weather turned real dry and hot, so I put off planting them until last week. I kept them in dappled shade and watered them well during this time.
Next spring we should have some nice new buds on these fine specimens. The color of the leaves this fall was very promising. They were Acer Shiraswanum Palmatifolium, Acer Palmatum Purple Ghost, and Acer Palmatum Full Moon.
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