28 Strawberry-Growing 



new strawberry culture" which has been advocated by a 

 few northern growers. Dormant plants are trimmed and 

 are heeled in from one-half inch to one inch apart, accord- 

 ing to how long they are to stay there. By June these 



Fio. 2. — A strong runner plant. The lines indicate how it should be 

 trimmed for setting. 



plants are very large, and are then transplanted to the 

 field. By fall the plants will have thrown out many 

 strong runners, while the expense of tillage and training 

 has been much reduced. This method is useful only 

 when the ground is not ready for spring planting or when 

 the plants are weakened by long travel. 



