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The strawberry bed, or rather, the plants, 
must be smigly “tucked in.” This is very es¬ 
sential to best results later on 
The soil should be well prepared in advance 
of transplanting time. A good sized trowel 
is convenient for digging the holes 
Then set in the plant, taking care not to put 
it so deep that its croton is even partly cov¬ 
ered with earth 
Strong as is the plant’s tendency to spread 
it must be controlled by removing the run¬ 
ners. Good cultivation is also required 
Without a proper mulch, the berries are 
apt to gather particles of earth, spattered 
over them during rain storms 
The summer mulch of straw goes under 
the frtiit clusters, which are lifted to ad¬ 
mit its being placed in position 
A Year-round Photographic 
Study of Plant Manners 
and Customs 
STRAW- 
S E E S 
O U G H 
WILLIAM C. McCOLLOM 
You can go through the 
bed from time to time, 
looking for the plant run¬ 
ners and removing them 
And in the fall comes the regular winter mulch, 
to prevent the destructive heaving of the groxmd 
during temperature changes 
Here is what you get if you 
folloio the year’s work con¬ 
sistently 
Even in winter home-grown strawberries are 
entirely possible if you have a greenhouse in 
which to grow and ripen them 
