STRAWBERRY 



STRAWBERRY 



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outlet for tilt fruit all through the region west of the 

 Missouri river. Southeru California supplies the south- 

 ern portiou of this district, while the growers in central 

 California, chiefly near Florin in Sacramento county, 

 make large shipments eastward as far as Colorado and 



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erous 2- or S-inch pots fllled with good 

 ed to the rim along the Strawberry row. 

 re trained to these pots, and a small stone 

 ;';ich runner to keep it from growing be- 

 When the pot is filled with roots the 

 cur from the parent sto,-k, the pots lifted 



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and one of gooi 

 soil should have 

 dissolved rock 8 

 to two bushels 

 should be givei 

 ripening the croi 

 period a large qua 



sharp sand. This potting 

 nixed with it bone-fiour or 



the rate of about one pint 

 of soil. Ample drainage 



as through the season of 

 is and the following forcing 

 itity of water must be given 



u t te than any oth r j rt of 1 e til 1 



atl er an 1 e abu iant n o t e g e b 



1 g a o tl n that of Cal forn a 1 t tl e n 



1 tl e h 1 1 h rter becau e of the lo t 



at I a y n no t place for cont n 1 



n 1 1 um ner The most famou d t t 



H 1 I on vhere ar 1 cond t on ea t of 



L d re od fle i by we e n nfl 



h ch 11 h tl e p n he e mo nt ns 



1 e the C I 1 r fl n 1 rou h 1 r gat o s 



an earl er pe 1 



o 1 n the pot 



at le that th 



f f the ball t 



and none should be allowed to stand around 



The pots should then be plunged to near 

 the rim in some coarse material, preferably 

 coal ashes, which, if deep enough to extend 

 from four to six inches below the plunged 

 pots, will prevent the earthworms from en- 

 tering the pots. The use of a frame in 

 which to plunge the pots is recommended 

 for protection against heavy rains or early 

 frosts. Attention to watering is all that will 

 be necessary through the growing season. 

 Late in September or early in October the 

 pots will he filled with roots and the plants 

 • H tlnir full growth. At this 

 own w 11 be had by 

 gand s b equent 

 ge than by water ng 

 w ther Tl e dry 

 II f II seaso and 

 I I tl e cron a 



I I 1 weathe the 

 I I It ery d 



I 1 I I f e fre z n.' 



11 ha 



er of break 

 The per od 

 e I ougl t 

 feht 



1 ft 



Tl 



H 



al prod 



unt 1 h 1 ug t I 1 

 week The t ne U II 



d t ons of heat and sunl i W I 1 gl t n tl 



plants should 1 e cleane 1 II i 1 I a 11 



The pot hould be pi u 1 t u th on e 



ma er al that w 11 reta n no t e e g tan ba k o 

 coal ashes The benches or shelve should be as near 

 the glass as conven ent A thoro gh spray ng w th 



o th vestern t te E J ^\ 



The Forcing of Strawberries for a Winter Crop 



t as jet beco e f auy grea 1 



e n N rth A. u a S ne 1 



t elpl Qt fo therChr t na o 1 



f St a 1 

 p t o pla ted out 

 tl e one ne all> . 

 e o s for th c 

 of the roots 

 n n the fall 



end es The f 

 ) ed There a e 

 if wh h are fi t t 

 nd the ab 1 tj t 

 i the o t ol of fe i 



I 1 1 anu fo th the p 



„ n several h es a one t e o tr ^ht from a 



coolhouse into heat; and fifth, the opportunity to sup- 

 ply particular demand of the potted plants or their 

 fruits. The first expense of the pot method is consid- 

 eralily more than when the plants are grown in the 

 lii-uches, but after the pots are once purchased the cost 

 of each method should be about the same. 



The pot method as practiced at Cornell University is 

 about as follows: As early in the spring as possible 

 large plants are set in well - enriched soil. The first 

 strong runners made by these plants are secured and 



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er fungicide should be 

 made at once. For the first few days the house should 

 be held at about 35°, with little if any rise through the 

 day. After a week a rise of 10° may be given. At the 

 end of the second week 50° at night, with a rise of 10- 

 15° through the day, will be about right. 



