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MISTAKES IN STRAWBERRY 
FORCING. 
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W ITH the advent of March Strawberry 
forcing becomes a comparatively easy 
matter, and with good treatment a fair return 
for the outlay involved may be looked for in 
the shape of large fruit ; but even at this season 
it is not an unusual occurrence to see only a 
moderately good crop in cases where there seems 
to be no serious reason why a better state of 
affairs should not prevail. On the other hand, 
there are some positions which to the casual 
observer seem specially adapted for the growth 
of Strawberries in pots, but which the practical 
cultivator finds to his cost are quite unsuitable, 
and that the task of producing good fruits under 
such conditions proves a very “hard nut to 
crack.” I doubt not that most of us have at 
various times met with such little difficulties, 
and that by adapting our practice to suit the 
requirements of the case have in the end suc¬ 
ceeded. I think, however, it generally happens 
that between the early failures and the ultimate 
successes many experimental practices are tried 
before the right one for each particular case is 
discovered. It seems to me, therefore, that a 
few notes upon the subject would at the present 
time be appropriate, and may perhaps be the 
means of helping some “ puzzled one ” out of 
a present difficulty. 
Perhaps one of the most frequent causes of 
failure is subjecting the plants to too much heat 
in the early stages of growth, the result being 
that many of them go “blind others fail to set 
their fruit, and in those instances in which setting 
is accomplished the berries fail to swell satis¬ 
factorily on account of the skins becoming 
hardened shortly after the fruit is formed. There 
are mistakes in forcing more easy to make than 
avoid, but at the same time many failures are 
brought about by the anxiety of gardeners to 
produce a few early dishes of this much prized 
fruit when the conveniences at command do 
not favour achievement. 
Where a suitable forcing house or pit, divided 
in two compartments, can be devoted entirely 
to Strawberries in pots, the difficulties above 
set forth to a great extent disappear, but a 
very small per-centage of gardeners have these 
conveniences. Frequently the only positions 
No. ZIZS.—YOL. XOIL, Old Series. 
