Rennie Bros. Argilla Road Andover, Mass. 


EVERBEARING 
Everbearing varieties should be planted in the spring as 
soon as the ground can be worked on land that is very rich that 
has had some good green crop turned under, owing to the ever- 
bearing varieties having a longer fruiting period than the June 
varieties. Land should be made much richer before setting to 
plants. If no manure is available, we plow under green crops for 
humus and broadcast from 1200 to 1500 lbs. of 5-8-7 fertilizer per 
acre before setting to plants well harrowed in. During the season 
that is the first year they are set out, we apply about 8 to 10 
quarts of fertilizer to a 200 foot row. This amount should be put 
on each month, say May, June, July and again in September. 
This keeps them in good growing condition. After each applica- 
tion, plants should be hoed and rows cultivated to cover the 
fertilizer. 
Keep the fertilizer 2 or 3 inches away from the plants as it 
is sure to burn if applied when wet. If plants are dry, it is all right 
to broadcast on top of the plants but be sure to brush off. 
The blossoms should be removed every two weeks up until 
July 1st or until the plants get a good size. In about three weeks 
after that, the berries should begin to ripen and keep fruiting 
until the ground freezes. Never pull off blossoms after the first 
year they are set. Let them fruit when they will. 
Everbearing kinds should be planted in the hills or a well 
spaced row. Plants grown this way produce large strong healthy 
plants with big crowns each often yielding one quart of berries 
or more the first year they are set out. Sometimes it is best to 
plow the bed under after the second year. Keep the bed free from 
weeds, and it can be made to produce paying crops for three or 
more years. 
One should be careful in using hen manure to raise a straw- 
berry crop, as too much hen manure causes too many vines, at 
the expense of the cop. It should be well mixed with a good bal- 
anced fertilizer. Hen manure should never be used alone on a 
strawberry bed. 
All our plants are perfect flowering varieties, and will bear a 
full crop if planted alone. 

We hope to have the pleasure of supplying you with plants 
this year if only a trial order 
Understand we pay the postage in the first, second and third 
zone from Andover, Mass. We never ship plants C.O.D to anyone, 
nor do we book orders and reserve plants unless one-fourth of 
purchase price is paid when order is sent. Owing to limited sup- 
ply of some varieties, orders should be sent in early. 
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