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March is « good tans * to plant dogwood in Virginia.
A. G. Smith, Jr., associate horticulturist at VPI says the common white dogwood and its pink sport are used in Virginia more than any other type. White dogwood is grown from seed and may he bought from nurserymen. Pink dogwood is budded on thfe roots of white dogwood.
■When good nursery-grown plants can be obtained, It is generally cheaper to buy them than to collect them from the woods.
Smith advises using small trees, especially if you’re planting many. Voung trees, three to four feet high, have a better chance to grow into healthy trees than the larger ones. _ Transplanting dogwood involves digging, moving, and setting. Be sure the roots do not dry out anytime while the plants are being moved or handled.
Dogwood likes shade, but can be made grow in the full sun. Do not plant when soil' Is muddy. Dig a hole deeper and larger than the root system. Pill the hole nearly to the level of the ground. Set plant, with roots properly spread, just deep enough to cover roots about one inch. Firm soil. Pour one-half to one bucket of water slowly around the plant. Let it soak into the soil. Mulch with one to two inches of sawdust, leafmold or peat
As soon as the tree is planted, cut off at least 1/8 of the top. Be careful not to plant too deep.
Top-Dressing Grains
Will Aid 'Feed Production
Top-dressing small grains with nitrogen is one way Virginia farmers can assure expanded feed production.
W. W. Lewis, Extension agronomist at VPI, says where economical in 1952, every farmer with livestock should produce enough feed for the livestock on his farm.
Lewis suggests top-dressing between February 1 and March 15 with 16 to 40 pounds of nitrogen if lodging is not to be expected. On thin land and light sandy soils, a top-dressing with 80 to 40 pounds of nitrogen should be used. Tests have shown that gram does not get the full benefit of nitrogen when top-dressed after March 15.
Lewis also suggests a midwinter planting of winter oats aa soon after February 1 as the land can be prepared. Seed a winter Variety in eastern Virginia by March 1, and in Piedmont and west of the Blue Ridge by March 15. Usually after those dates, a spring variety gives better results. For spring oats in Piedmont, plant between March 5 and April 1; west of the Blue Ridge, plaut between March H5 and April 10. Spring oats are not recommended in eastern Virginia. (For details on recommended varieties and fertilization ask your county agent for a copy of Circular 502, “Growing Small Grain.”
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