THE STRAWBERRY 



the much needed moisture at that season and 

 protect the plants during winter and you will 

 have berries the following June. In the South 

 where the winters are mild and the soil is a 

 sandy loam, fall planting is very satisfactory. 



On receiving the plants from the nursery, re- 

 move the damp moss, cut the band that holds 

 the bunch of twenty-five or fifty plants to- 

 gether, make a furrow and spread the plants 

 out in it. Cover the roots with soil up to the 

 crown. The air circulating soon dries the 

 foliage which prevents disease and the plants 

 retain their freshness until their permanent 

 home is ready. 



The distance of planting depends to a large 

 extent on the method of cultivation used. If 

 the solid or hedge row method is practiced and 

 a horse cultivator is used between the rows 

 they should be from three to three and one-half 

 feet apart. If the hand cultivator is used the 

 rows may be two feet apart. For especially 

 fine, large berries, the single plant in a place or 

 hill, all runners kept cut off, will be the best 



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