In case the grower does not get Che opportunity to sow a green manure crop 

 until the middle of August or first of September and is not going to fumigate, the 

 following cover crops could be seeded: 



(a) Sow winter wheat or rye at the rate of two bushel per acre then plow- 

 under the crop early in spring. 



(b) Sow oats and winter rye at the rate of two bushels of oats and one 

 bushel of rye per acre then plow-under the crop early in spring. Oats 

 will make quick early growth but there will be less cover crop to plow- 

 under in the spring than in case of (a) . 



The grower should fertilize all his green manure crops to increase yields and 

 value of the manure crop. Fertilizer should be applied at the rate of 300 to 

 500 lbs. of 10-10-10 or its approximate equivalent per acre. 



ROTATIONS WITH SOD CROPS 



A definite rotation which includes sod crops should help maintain an adequate 

 supply of organic matter in soils devoted to strawberry culture. In adtiirtion, '^sz^ 

 rotations aid in the control of weeds, insects and diseases. /The presence of; a 

 cultivated crop in the rotation will give the grower a source of income and at 

 the same time should help rid the soil of white grubs. Potatoes, tomatoes or 

 peppers should not be planted because they may be a source of Verticillium Wilt 

 on the strawberries. Beans, peas, squash, corn etc., on the other hand, would 

 be desirable cultivated crops. Fertilizer should be applied on all crops in the 

 rotation. If clovers are used in the relation, their lime requirement should be 

 met. The following are two good rotatio-is for the maintenance of organic matter. 



Rotation A - When land is to be kept out of strawberries one full year or more 

 a sod crop is preferred being less labor end more beneficial than continually sow- 

 ing and working under of green manure crops. With the following rotation, land 

 could be kept in sod one, two or three years. If the land is to be in sod only 

 one full year and then replanted to strawberries, the sod can be worked under in 

 the fall previous to replanting. A cover crop of winter rye, winter wheat, oats 

 or oats with winter rye could be sowed. To avoid grub injury to strawberry plants, 

 refer to|the material in the Strawberry Pest Control Chart which may be obtained 

 (through your County Extension Service or the Mailing Room, University of Mass- 

 achusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts .|\ 



First Year - Strawberries (non-bearing bed) 



Second Year - Strawberries (bearing bed) 



After disking under plants, sow grass mixture (5 lbs. timothy, 2 lbs. 

 alsike clover and 8 lbs. mammouth red clover) per acre. 



Third Year - Sod 



It is desirable to cut hay and let lie. Cut hay before it heads. 



Fourth Ye ar - Cultivated Crop. 



Follow cultivated crop with winter rye, wheat, oats or oats with winter 

 rye. 



Fifth Year - Strawberries. 



