28 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 
3. Cannot be used if grower has to buy 
plants. 
WHEN TO SET THE PLANTS 
There are several considerations which 
govern the time and manner of setting straw- 
berry plants. The time to plant depends in 
humid regions more upon the rainfall than 
upon any other factor. If the seasonal rains 
occur in July and August, plant then; if in 
September and October, plant at that time. 
If the earlier date can be taken advantage of, 
so much the better; the plants will have a 
longer period in which to grow, and they will 
be stronger and the crop heavier in conse- 
quence. 
If there are not timely rains at the plant- 
ing season to give the plants an opportunity 
to establish themselves, the stand will be 
uneven, with the result that more work will 
be required to keep the land free from weeds, 
and it will be more trouble to get the blank 
spaces occupied by runners from the plants 
that survive. 
The plants that do withstand the drought 
are checked and dwarfed. They seldom 
recover so as to make either satisfactory 
