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House & Garden's 



IN YOUR OWN 



I 

 BERRY BED i 



Hand nihivalion and weed- 

 ing are as important in 

 strawberry culture as with 

 other garden crops 



The straw mulch placed 



under the ripening berries 



keeps them clean and free 



from earth 



Hanging rags 

 and other 

 " scarecrows " 

 tend to keep 

 marauding 

 birds away 

 from the fruit. 



but the only 

 sure protec- 

 tion is a net 

 p r p erl y 

 erected on a 

 regular solid 

 framework 



When a wise selection of varieties is made, 

 the crop will last several weeks at least 



Strawberries are propagated by runners. Pot 

 some each year for the following season 



Runners which are not to be potted should 

 be removed, to centralize the plants' energy 



