Bareroots

Do you dig bareroots? This time of year, you’ll find asparagus, strawberries, fruit trees, flowering shrubs, and roses in bareroot form at the garden center. These plants are ready to be put in the ground as soon as they get home, so be sure you’re ready for them.

Dig a hole that’s just deep enough to give the roots room to spread out.  Mix half native soil with Happy Frog Soil Conditioner, which is packed with beneficial microbes and nutrients.  Add Happy Frog Jump Start fertilizer according to package directions, and you’re ready to plant.

Carefully spread the roots out and cover them gently with soil.  You may need to form a mound in the bottom of the hole for the base of the plant to rest on; this depends mostly on the shape of the plant’s root system.  Cover it well, leaving only the branches or trunk aboveground.  Mark the area with a stake, and wait for spring!