Keith’s Way to Grow Profitable Crops 
of Strawberries 
(Continued from Page 3) 
Irrigation, where water is available, irrigation, 
or suppl 3 hng the plants with needed water in some 
way, is very essential. 
Water can he supplied to the plants by digging a 
shallow trough (3-4 inches) on either side of the 
row about 6 inches from the plants, and filling these 
trenches full of water in the evening. After it has 
soaked well into the soil so there is no danger of 
“puddling” the soil in the trench, draw the soil back 
into the trenches leaving a smooth surface. This 
can be done next morning. Repeat as often as neces¬ 
sary to keep the plan.ts vigorous, fresh, and thrifty. 
Keeping off the Blossoms. Newly set 
plants should not be allowed to blossom. Pinch them 
off as soon as they 
are noticed in the 
crowns of the plants. 
100 of Keith’s 
Plants Yield 
Over 100 
Cultivation. start cultivating and hoeing 
shortly after the plants are set and keep it up all 
summer, not allowing crusts to form or the soil to 
become hard after rains. Shallow (2y2 inches) culti¬ 
vation is best. It would be well to cultivate or stir 
the soil about the plants or between the rows once 
a week. 
Mulching Around Plants. By placing 
straw, chaff, or other fine materials around the 
plants to a depth of 2 or 3 inches, the soil beneath 
ca'n be kept moist and cool. The berries will also be 
held off the soil and will not be sandy after the 
rains. Mulches should not be disturbed during culti¬ 
vation or hoeing. If material is available, it is often 
advisable to mulch between the rows as well as 
around the plants. 
Winter mulch is placed over the plants to protect 
them from and prevent the alternate freezing and 
thawing which often takes place during the late 
winter and early spring. Get the mulch on in the 
early winter after the ground freezes two or three 
inches deep, spreading it evenly over the plants four 
to six inches deep. Placed between the rows also if 
desired. Use straw or other similar materials, any¬ 
thing that will not mat down and smother the 
plants. Remove part of it in the spring after the 
danger of hard freezing is over, leaving just enough 
so the new leaves and blossom stocks can come 
through it. Pill in between the rows with the re¬ 
moved mulch. 
Keith^s NEW Way 
A New and Better Way to Grow More and Better 
Berries. Large areas are NOT needed. Grow four times 
more berries from same size plots. Why use more space. 
Kefth’s New Way of growing strawberries requires only 
one-third the space required by the old way and you 
can harvest four times the berries. Set three parallel 
rows one foot apai^jj and 
space the plants one foot 
apart in each row. If you 
wish a wider bed (4 ft.) set 
four rows. We suggest this 
width for the bed will take 
just 100 plants, 25 to the 
row. The bed will be 4 ft. 
wide and 25 ft. long. 
Keith’s 
Most Popular 
Strawberry Bed 
It’s 4 ft. wide by 25 ft. 
^ v**"— long, takes 4 rows, 25 plants 
small Yields in all, and from which you 
should pick at least 100 
qts. of beautiful berries. To make 
the bed very attractive and easy 
to tend, surround it with a 4-inch 
board set on edge and fill in 
around the plants with fine straw, 
lawn clippings, etc., as a mulch to 
keep down weeds and keep the 
berries clean. Remember, only 100 
plants and they can be in one to 
four varieties as you wish. 
One of Keith’s Popular Strawberry Beds 
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