Latihan: Bahasa Inggris SMA Dasar 3

Text 4: How to plant a tree seedling

Planting a tree is easy, but young trees die quickly if they are planted the wrong way. Follow these steps.

What you need: a tree seedling in a polybag, a shovel, compost, water, and dry leaves or straw.

Steps:

1. Choose a place that gets plenty of sunlight and is at least three metres away from buildings and electric wires.
2. Water the seedling in its polybag one hour before planting. This keeps the soil around the roots together.
3. Dig a hole about twice as wide as the polybag and as deep as the polybag.
4. Mix the soil from the hole with two handfuls of compost.
5. Carefully cut and remove the polybag. Do not pull the seedling out by its stem.
6. Put the seedling in the centre of the hole. The top of the root soil should be level with the ground.
7. Fill the hole with the soil mixture and press it down gently with your hands.
8. Water the seedling slowly until the soil is wet.
9. Spread dry leaves or straw around the seedling, but keep them a few centimetres away from the stem.

Water the young tree every morning or evening for the first two weeks, unless it has rained that day.