208 FRUIT FARMING 



JUNE. Strawberries will be coming to pick this 

 month, and Chapter XIV. on them should be read. 

 As with other fruits, care in picking and packing 

 pays well ; and above all things, a large supply of 

 baskets must be previously got in hand, 



Green Gooseberries will now be good, and should be 

 sent to market regularly ; not keeping back for a glut 

 for Saturday's market. 



The Aphis Fly in Plums and Damsons should be 

 searched for in the early stages of attack, to check 

 their increase, and where only on the tips of the 

 shoots, dipping is economical. Zinc handbowls are 

 useful for this work. The brown Aphis on Apple 

 shoots should also be sprayed for, before the foliage 

 curls. 



Surface mulch the roots of those fruit trees which 

 are carrying heavy crops, if not already done (see 

 May). 



A few early Cherries may be ready at the end of 

 the month. They should not be sent until fairly 

 coloured, and the same applies to early Red and 

 Black Currants. 



The Whitesmith, Berry s Kent and Pale Gooseberries 

 should be marketed green, as they do not pay to sell 

 ripe so well as red ones. Ripe berries must be sent 

 to market before they are fully fit, or they may 

 burst in transit, and cause a loss in value. They 

 should be hard when gathered, even if half coloured. 



Continue to hoe young Strawberry plantations set in 

 March, and keep down the weeds. 



JULY. The Main Crops of Strawberries will be ready 

 the early part of July ; Red Currants and Blacks 

 are also coming ready. " Reds " pay to send, even 



