28 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



3. Cannot be used if grower has to buy 

 plants. 



WHEN TO SET THE PLANTS 



There are several considerations which 

 govern the time and manner of setting straw- 

 berry plants. The time to plant depends in 

 humid regions more upon the rainfall than 

 upon any other factor. If the seasonal rains 

 occur in July and August, plant then; if in 

 September and October, plant at that time. 

 If the earlier date can be taken advantage of, 

 so much the better; the plants will have a 

 longer period in which to grow, and they will 

 be stronger and the crop heavier in conse- 

 quence. 



If there are not timely rains at the plant- 

 ing season to give the plants an opportunity 

 to establish themselves, the stand will be 

 uneven, with the result that more work will 

 be required to keep the land free from weeds, 

 and it will be more trouble to get the blank 

 spaces occupied by runners from the plants 

 that survive. 



The plants that do withstand the drought 

 are checked and dwarfed. They seldom 

 recover so as to make either satisfactory 



