PRACTICAL GARDENING 



ally supplied by the ferments in the decaying 

 vegetables. 



All land must be naturally or artificially 

 drained from one and one-half to two feet in 

 depth. The strawberry will not survive a year 

 in wet soil. After this first and one of the 

 most important conditions necessary, drain- 

 age, is looked after, prepare the soil so that 

 it is made as fine as a seed bed for six inches 

 in depth. Level-culture is preferable to ridg- 

 ing the rows. The soil is more easily worked 

 and there is less danger of the plants wilting 

 during a dry season. 



In order to make a good start at the very be- 

 ginning, secure the best plants possible from a 

 reliable firm. 



The best time to plant is early in the spring 

 after the frosts are out of the ground. There 

 is always sufficient rain to sustain the plant 

 until it becomes established. On the other 

 hand, if berries are desired the year after plant- 

 ing and you have failed to complete your plans 

 in the spring, set the plants in August, supply 



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