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GROW YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES 
@No fruit is more delicious— WE RECOMMEND GEM 
®No fruit is easier to grow— AS BEING THE MOST 
®No fruit gives more for so little space— WIDELY SATISFACTORY 
@No fruit produces so soon after planting— EVERBEARING VARIETY 
@®No fruit has higher Vitamin “C” content— FOR GENERAL USE. 
Strawberries have been so high priced the past two seasons that few 
people could afford them, even if they could find them. Shortage of labor 
and plants promise that this condition will continue for several seasons to 
come. 
MORAL: GROW YOUR OWN! 
Strawberries are easy to grow—they may be grown in a very limited 
sSpace—and they produce so quickly. Everbearers planted this Spring will 
give abundant fruit this same Summer and Fall, 
SO, Plant this Spring. But better order early as supplies are short. 
FOR THE TINIEST “FRUIT FARM”... 
_ , Although the everbearers are usually planted at least 15 inc 
it is possible to put them a little closer and then remove all Ta Se ana 
the plants as individual “hills.” In this 
manner really sizable crops may be 
produced in a very small area. The 
closer the plants are set, the more fer- 
tilizer, cultivation, and watering should 
be provided. 
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How to Grow 
Your Own 
Super-Delicious 
STRAWBERRIES 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE 
There are two distinct 
types of strawberry plants, 
based on their fruiting 
season, the Everbearing 
and the Junebearing. The 
Junebearing varieties pro- 
duce a single heavy crop 
each year starting about 
the 10th to 15th of June 
here in the upper Missis- 
sippi valley. The first crop is produced the 
year following planting. The everbearing 
produces two crops each year. The first 
one starts within two or three months after 
planting. The second season the everbear- 
ing produces the regular June crop and 
then after a brief rest period starts again 
to produce the fall crop. In most varieties 
the fall crop starts to ripen in late July 
or early August and continues until fall 
frosts have destroyed the blossoms. The 
daily harvest of the fall crop is much light- 
er, plant for plant, than in the spring, but 
considering the length of season, frequent- 
ly two or three months, the total amount 
is considerable. 

Planting—Strawberries should be set out 
only in the spring, preferably late in April 
or early in May. The plants should be set 
with the roots fully spread, the crown at 
the exact distance at which it grew pre- 
viously and moist soil thoroughly packed 
against the roots. 
Training System—The “narrow mat” row 
system of culture is generally the best for 
both home and commercial growers. The 
most satisfactory production is usually ob- 
tained where the runner plants are kept 
spaced at least five to six inches apart and 
where the width of the row is limited to 
approximately eighteen to twenty-four 
inches. Plants formed beyond these limi- 
tations are ‘“‘weeds”’ in effect and should be 
eliminated. Probably the most widely used 
planting distances are as follows: Ever- 
bearers, 15 to 18 inches apart, rows 3 to 33 
feet apart; Junebearers, 18 to 24 inches 
apart, rows 4 feet apart. In small areas 
where hand culture methods are used, 
these planting distances may be consider- 
ably reduced to meet the limitations of the 
garden size. 
Culture—Thorough, shallow, frequent 
cultivation should be started as soon as 
planting is completed and be continued 
until late September or early October. All 
blossoms should be removed from the 
June-bearing varieties the first year and 
from the everbearing varieties until the 
early part of July. 
Winter Protection—All strawberries 
should be carefully covered for the winter 
with straw, marsh hay or similar material. 
Leaves and other materials which pack 
tightly should be used only if some more 
open covering is not available. The cover- 
ing should be put on before severe ground 
freezing occurs. An even scattering of 
material 2 or 3 inches deep over both 
plants and aisles should be ample. In any 
event the plant should be completely cov- 
ered and perhaps a little more added for 
good measure. 
BERRIES 
From Your Own Garden 

