142 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 
Planting and fertilization should be the 
same as spoken of in the chapters devoted 
to the subject, fertilizers being reduced in 
quantity to accommodate the decreased 
acreage. Cultivation should be given more 
often than for a larger patch. The use of 
the wheel hoe is particularly recommended 
for this work. ‘This tool is so useful that by 
skilful operation very little or no back bend- 
ing or hand work of weeding will be necessary. 
Deep cultivation is recommended at first, 
with shallower work later. 
Insects and disease pests can be controlled 
quite easily. By using a knapsack or small 
Auto spray it will be possible to spray the 
plants from early season until late, with but 
little expense and not extra-hard labour. A 
reduction of the formulas given in this book 
for larger beds will be necessary, but this is 
only a question of mathematics and can be 
easily solved by the home grower. 
Mulching, and the winter and spring care 
of the bed, as elsewhere mentioned in this 
book, are very necessary and should be car- 
ried out by the small grower in some detail. 
As the following spring opens and the 
plants begin to renew their growth, an appli- 
