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IN YOUR OWN 
BERRY BED 
Photographs by W. C. McCollom 
Hand cultivation and weed¬ 
ing are as important in 
strawberry culture as with 
other garden crops 
The straw mulch placed 
under the ripening berries 
keeps them clean and free 
from earth 
Hanging rags 
and other 
“ scarecrows ” 
tend to keep 
marauding 
birds away 
from the fruit 
But the only 
sure protec¬ 
tion is a net 
properly 
erected on a 
regular solid 
framework 
When a wise selection of varieties is made, 
the crop will last several weeks at least 
Strawberries are propagated by runners. Pot 
some each year for the following season 
Runners which are not to be potted should be 
removed, to centralize the plants’ energy 
