22 FORMATION OF KITCHEN GARDEN 



the better when left alone. To have such crops grow- 

 ing close together and upon the same plot of ground 

 is obviously a great convenience. 



With reference to the Strawberry, a planta ion is 

 here made to last for three years. Some growers des- 

 troy the plants after the second year, contending that 

 the third year's crop of fruit does not pay, as it is poor. 

 If this method is followed, a fresh plantation of 

 Strawberry plants must be made every year. Upon 

 light, hungry soil the Strawberry will not fruit well for 

 more than two years, but upon good and properly 

 tilled land the third year's crop is satisfactory. To 

 provide an uninterrupted supply of fruits, a fresh 

 planting would be necessary every two years (as shown 

 in the tables), if the plants produce three crops of fruit. 

 The cultivator will soon learn whether his land is suffi- 

 ciently good to allow this to be done. 



