1920 



ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL. HORTICULTURE 



Fig. 9. Double Hedge Row. 



place so as to encourage root growth. All 

 other runners are clipped off. The rows 

 should be two or three feet apart and the 

 plants from 20 to 30 inches apart. 



The Double-Hedge Row. By this sys- 

 tem the mother plant is allowed to de- 

 velop four to six runners. On four sides 

 of the plant one runner each is allowed 

 to set a plant. The following illustration 

 shows this system very nicely. Super- 

 fluous runners should be removed. Many 

 growers prefer this system, as the plants 

 are distributed more uniformly over the 

 ground. This eliminates crowding and 

 permits plenty of sunlight and air, thus 

 insuring a large crop cf large, well-form- 

 ed berries. The rows should be about 

 three feet apart and the plants thirty 

 inches in the row. 



The Matted Row. The matted row 

 system also has its advocates throughout 



the Northwest. Less labor is involved 

 and the quantity of the fruit greater. 

 It is a system that is becoming quite 

 popular in sections where berries are 

 grown for the cannery. All runners are 

 allowed to develop. The cultivator is run 

 in only one direction, and this enables 

 the grower to narrow the rows as he 

 sees fit. The proper distance apart is 

 from three to three and one-half feet be- 

 tween the rows, and from 20 to 30 inches 

 between plants. The following illustra- 

 tion shows the matted row system. 



Plants Required per Acre. The fol- 

 lowing table will aid the grower in de- 

 termining the number of plants required 

 to set per acre: 



PLANTS PER ACRE. 

 Distance. No. Plants 



1x1 foot 43,560 



1x2 feet 21,780 



lx.3 feet 14,520 



1 14x1 1/2 feet 23,232 



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Fig. 10. Matted Row. 



