STRAWBERRY CULTURE 
CHOICE AND PREPARATION OF SOIL 
We suggest that you choose a spot that is well drained and 
yreferably a part of your old garden spot. Do not choose a sandy 
cnoll or a low wet area. Strawberries like a medium soil with a 
rood moisture supply. Work your soil until the first six inches are 
loose and crumbly. 
FERTILIZER 
Manure is your best fertilizer, about 20 spreader loads to the 
acre or 8 wheelbarrow loads to 100 feet of row. Commercial ferti- 
lizer is not necessary where manure is used. If manure is not 
available, use about 20 tbs. of 5-10-10 to 100 feet of row. Mix all 
fertilizer well into the soil. 
SETTING PLANTS 
We suggest that you put your rows four feet apart or wider if 
you cultivate with a large tractor. Space your plants 24 inches 
apart in the row. You will need at least 100 plants for 200 feet of 
row and 5,500 plants for an acre. 
Smooth your bed and mark your rows with string. A pointed 
shovel is a handy tool for setting. Push the shovel into soil 8 in- 
ches; push the handle forward and insert the plant into the open- 
ing, being careful to keep the roots as deep as possible. Hold the 
crown of the plant level with soil and remove the shovel. Step 
firmly on each side of the plant. You should be able to see half the 
crown above the ground. Do not cover the whole crown and do 
10ot leave roots exposed. 
CARE OF THE BED 
Remove all blossoms from your plants this year. Ripening 
fruit slows the growth of your plants for your next year’s crop. 
Cultivate every week until runners start. Let all your early 
runners grow and place them so that your row becomes 2% feet 
wide. Each plant should make ten new plants and if properly 
spaced, you will have about 6 inches between plants. If your bed 
becomes too thick, you may cut off the runner plants that set late 
in the summer. A bed which is too thick means small berries next 
year. 
