STRAWBERRIES FOR THE HOME 143 
cation of complete fertilizer followed by one 
or two smaller ones of nitrate of soda would 
be very beneficial to the plant, particularly 
so if it was seen to that a sufficient supply 
of water was afterward added to dissolve the 
fertilizer materials. More water, if nature 
does not supply, should be given after the 
fruit sets, as it is not possible to produce 
good-sized, shapely, and quality fruit without 
acontinuous rapid growth. If no other form 
of irrigation is available than the garden hose, 
attach it to a lawn sprinkler and let it run, 
changing the location of the sprinkler every 
hour or so, according to how fast the soil 
is wet and the kind of soil. 
After all this care, who could expect any- 
thing else but the highest quality straw- 
berries, the kind that are prize winners at 
fairs and exhibitions? The results will be 
fully in accord with the labour bestowed. 
AUGUST PLANTING 
By planting potted strawberries in August 
instead of runner plants in April one can have 
bearing plants the next season, besides being 
able to get a crop of peas, beans, early corn, 
etc., from the ground before the berries are 
