Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1920 — PREVENT WILTING OF PLANTS [ARTICLE]

PREVENT WILTING OF PLANTS

Water Should Be Poured Around Roots Before Dirt Is Filled inFurnish Shade. Plants take in moisture through their small feeding rootlets and discharge it through the surface of their leaves. As a result of the breaking of the roots in transplanting, the supply of moisture is cut off and the plants wilt, says the United States department of agriculture. To prevent the wilting of the leaves, water should be poured around the roots before the dirt is filled in; also, the tops of the plants should be shaded and protected from the wind to reduce the evaporation from the leaves.