STRAWBERRY SPECIALISTS 3 
BRIEF CULTURAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE 
BEGINNER 
Soil. Almost any land that will grown corn will 
grow strawberries. 
When to Plant. The earlier in the Spring the 
better. As soon as you can prepare the ground in 
good shape so the Spring rains will give the plants 
a good start. Plants do best when set before they 
start to grow very much. 
Preparing the Ground. Spade or plow under a 
good coat of barnyard manure, then harrow till it 
is nice and mellow. If barnyard manure can’t be 
had you can use hen manure or a 4-12-4 fertilizer, 
1,000 lbs. to the acre spread broadcast, then har- 
row it in. 
Planting Distance Apart. We recommend mak- 
ing the rows four feet apart, and setting the plants 
every 18 inches in the row. This requires about 
7,250 plants per acre. 
Setting the Plants. A good many strawberry 
growers use a spade to make the holes to set the 
plants in, one man to make the holes and another 
to set the plants. Others use a mason’s trowel. 
Push it straight down in the ground, then push 
back and forward, this makes a V shaped opening. 
Hold the plant with the left hand while you fill in 
the earth with the right, then firm the earth 
around the plant. Be sure to set plants very firm 
in the ground. More plants die every year from 
being set too loose in the ground than all other 
causes combined. Great care should be taken to 
set the plant at the right depth, with the crown 
of the plant even with the surface of the ground. 
