FERTILIZING STRAWBERRIES 



allowed to produce a 

 heavy crop of fruit the 

 same season as the 

 plants are set. It is a 

 ^*V " poor and expensive pol- 



^f_/ icy to set weak plants. 



j|jj|jl Preparation of the 



WMjr Plants Before Setting. 



Hp Wj' Before planting, the 



W^^m/L~' roots, if long, should 



be shortened to four 

 or five inches. In a 

 newly set plant the ab- 

 sorption of the water 

 by the roots is very 

 slow, but the loss of 

 moisture through the 

 leaves continues as be- 

 fore transplanting. In a dry season, therefore, this loss should 

 be reduced to a minimum by the removal of all leaves which 

 are fully opened. Ordinarily no more than two leaves should 

 be left when the plants are set. While transplanting, the 

 plants should not be exposed unnecessarily to the drying 

 effect of the wind and sun, but kept shaded and moist. 



SETTING THE PLANTS IN THE SOIL 



It is important to see that the plants are set at the 

 proper depth and the soil firmly pressed about the roots. 



23 



A Properly Trimmed Plant Both Root 

 and Leaf 



