142 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



Planting and fertilization should be the 

 same as spoken of in the chapters devoted 

 to the subject, fertilizers being reduced in 

 quantity to accommodate the decreased 

 acreage. Cultivation should be given more 

 often than for a larger patch. The use of 

 the wheel hoe is particularly recommended 

 for this work. This tool is so useful that by 

 skilful operation very little or no back bend- 

 ing or hand work of weeding will be necessary. 

 Deep cultivation is recommended at first, 

 with shallower work later. 



Insects and disease pests can be controlled 

 quite easily. By using a knapsack or small 

 Auto spray it will be possible to spray the 

 plants from early season until late, with but 

 little expense and not extra-hard labour. A 

 reduction of the formulas given in this book 

 for larger beds will be necessary, but this is 

 only a question of mathematics and can be 

 easily solved by the home grower. 



Mulching, and the winter and spring care 

 of the bed, as elsewhere mentioned in this 

 book, are very necessary and should be car- 

 ried out by the small grower in some detail. 



As the following spring opens and the 

 plants begin to renew their growth, an appli- 



