CHAPTER VIII 

 Winter Forcing 



Thus far In the United States the forcing 

 of strawberries for a winter crop has not be- 

 come commercially of any great importance. 

 But it is possible to obtain an extra or fancy 

 price for ripe strawberries in midwinter or 

 even a month or two before the influx of the 

 out-of-door fruit. 



This trade earns a price that is even in 

 advance of that received for the fresh fruits 

 shipped from the South, and competing in 

 the same market with them. On many of 

 the large estates, or even small places, where 

 suitable arrangements are made for growing 

 the plants in greenhouses, strawberries are 

 produced more for the benefit of the owners 

 in having an out-of-season product than for 

 their mere money value. 



Strawberries can be forced to fruiting 

 without much difficulty, provided a person 



