
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS 
_ STRAWBERRY CULTURE 
- Choosing the Land 
Almost any fertile land which is well drained will raise 
- good strawberries. We advise against setting on greensward 
because of the presence of white grubs who relish the tender 
roots of strawberries. If possible, plant on land on which no 
lime has” been eres for at least one year. 
| Fertilizing” : 
We pa ee eas your fertilizer ‘broadcast on the 
‘ground after the land has been plowed and harrowed. Then 
‘harrow the fertilizer in. This places your fertilizer where it 
will be available to the new plants as they commence to run. 
Additional fertilizer may be added any time during the first 
year if needed. Do not fertilize your bed the spring that it is 
going to bear for the extra fertilizer will go into the leaves. 
Do not put lime on your ery bed at any time. 
When To Plant 
Order your plants early and et them Sut early. If you 
e < order your plants early you will be sure of getting the varieties 
you want and you will get the plants when you want them. 
When your plants arrive, if you are not ready for setting out, 
~ take from box or package and put in cellar in a cool, dark place, 
oe left in package they might heat. Wet roots before setting. 
-‘Setting: Out Plants 
Strawberries may be spaced 15- 18 inches apart in the rows, 
and rows 3 to 4 feet apart. Later in the season the plants should 
- be set closer. In setting the plants, dig a hole large enough to 
enable you to spread the roots well. The plants should be set 
deep enough so that the roots are well covered, yet care should 
be taken that the tender heart is uncovered. Press the plant 
firmly into the oe 
Care of. Bed ‘i es 
The blossoms should He picked off the first year so that all 
the strength of the plant will go into the new runners. Of 
course, the strawberry bed must be hoed often ene during 
- the: summer to. aes it free from: geet 
ee 
~The bed ea ne Syvered pane the early winter with a 
thin covering of straw, hay or meadow grass. Use whichever 
_of these that is easier or cheaper for you to obtain. In the 
spring, the hay may be raked between the rows, making a 
- cushion for the pickers GUE, the season. oe also prevents 
dirty” berries. 

