CHAPTER XIX. 



THE OLD STRAWBERRY BED. 





No matter what they tell you, plow up the bed after 

 getting one crop from it. TIM. 



IT is a mooted question whether it is worth while to 

 maintain the bed after one crop is taken off. I 

 will first give the views of the brethren and 

 then my own. 



J. H. HALE If any one is bound to do so foolish a thing as to 

 fruit a bed the second season, etc. Conn. 



JOHN LITTLE Turn the plants under after the picking is done. 



Can. 



Burn over. Plow furrow on to the rows from between the 

 A. M. PURDY rows ; harrow lengthwise of the rows and then 

 crosswise, getting fresh soil well worked into them. N. Y. 



We have kept valuable varieties two 

 or three years. Our mode is to simply 

 keep weeds out before, during and after 

 bearing, always. Strawberry beds that 

 are intended for another year's fruiting 

 should be mowed as soon as the season is 

 M. A. THAYER over ; raked and then 

 burned. The rows are then narrowed 

 down by cutting in between the rows 

 with a spade and harrow, removing the 

 centre beds. After this is done it is hoed, M. "A? THAYER " 

 weeded and cultivated the same as a new bed. Wis. 



Mow off the growth of weeds and leaves soon after fruiting; 

 clean out paths and beds. It is possible to burn off the rubbish 

 GEORGE F. BEEDE if dry, but it requires care and experience 

 to make a success of it. Too much heat will kill the plants, too 

 little will not kill the weeds and grass. When rightly done it 

 destroys all insects, and is a great help to future culture. N. H. 



