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it will, in general, be found best either for the home fruit garden or for the 

 commercial plantation to purchase strong one or two-year-old plants of 

 the desired sort from a reliable nurseryman. 



Planting. — As a rule the plants should be set in check rows so as to 

 permit of cultivation in both directions. Satisfactory distances are 6 feet 

 between the rows and 4 to 5 or 6 feet between the plants in the row. Plant- 

 ing can be facilitated by opening a dead furrow along the line of the row 

 and by marking the field in the opposite direction so as to indicate the 

 points in the row where the plants are to stand. 



Well-set Branch of Gooseberries. 1 



Cultivation. — Gooseberries form their root system near the surface 

 of the ground. Cultivation should conform to the habits of the plants 

 and be shallow enough not to be injurious to them. The main purpose 

 of cultivation should be to conserve moisture, particularly early in the 

 season while the fruit is forming and ripening. 



Fertilizers. — Few tests have been made to determine the fertilizer 

 requirements of the gooseberry. In general well-composted stable manure 

 will prove to be a satisfactory fertilizer. On extensive plantations where 

 fertilizers are evidently required it will be best to inaugurate a simple 

 test to determine the combination and amount best suited to the needs of 

 the particular plantation. 



1 Courtesy of The Pennsylvania Farmer. 



