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Strawberry Growing II 
SPRING VARIETIES 
When you have received your Strawberry plants, 
they are perishable. If it is a cloudy day plant them 
immediately. If not, wait until the late hours of the 
day. Meanwhile, put them in a cool, damp place out 
of the wind. If it will be 2 or 3 days, dig a small 
trench, in the shade if possible. Put each bunch side 
by side in the trench with just the leaves showing. 
Put damp dirt around the roots. Then place board on 
top of the leaves. If it rains, see that no water gets 
around the roots of your berry plants. They will keep 
a week or more this way, but the quicker they are in 
the ground in single plants, the better. 
Always plant your plants at the late hour of the 
day if possible. Be sure the roots never get dry, but 
do not place them in water unless you are going to 
plant them immediately. 
Now pull off all the leaves except 2 or 3 of the 
trightest. Pull them off with an upward stroke. Never 
downward. Plants are now in a better condition to 
start growth. 
Planting can be done at any time up to ripening 
of fruit. Although the earlier the better. Late planting 
retards the chance of the plant growing as well as 
growth. When you plant, see that the roots are in 
damp ground, with dirt at level of crown of plant (no 
roots showing). 
All green part of plant should be above ground. 
Now pack plant firmly down with the fingers, finish 
with light covering of loose soil. Water now if ground 
is too dry. 
They should be planted 1 to 1% feet apart in row, 
with rows Taki to 4 feet wide. Dunlap and Robinson, 
1% to 1% feet apart. Premiers and Fairfax, 1 to 
1% feet. 
Pick off all blossoms the first year. If you have 
missed one and a berry is formed, pick it off. This is 
very essential. 
The runners will soon appear, possibly 2 or 3 weeks. 
Let them grow, keeping them trained very close to 
the center of the row. As more appear let them spread 
out slowly so that along about October 1 you will have 
rows about 2 feet wide of plants. They will root 
themselves down if there is sufficient rainfall and not 
molested. 
Spraying with a Bordeau mixture will keep your 
plants healthy, although it is rarely needed. 
Keep the ground well cultivated. 
Next spring cultivate as early as possible, continu- 
ing until berries start to form. then apply straw or 
other mulching material between the rows so as one 
cannot see the ground. This will keep the _ berries 
clean. Also irrigate if needed. 
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