Dreer's garden calendar : 1886 . dreersgardencale1886henr Year: 1886 Prince of BEuitiEs. ^T{(AWBEI(I(IEp. To cultivate the Strawberry for family use, we recom- mend planting in beds 4 feet wide, with an alley 2 feet wide between each bed. These beds will accommodate 3 rows of plants, which may stand 15 inches apart each way, and the outside row 9 inches from the alley. The beds can be kept clean easier and the fruit gathered without setting the feet upon them. The ground should be well prepared by trenching or ploughing at least 10 or 12 inches deep, and be enriched with well-rotled manure, g
Dreer's garden calendar : 1886 . dreersgardencale1886henr Year: 1886 Prince of BEuitiEs. ^T{(AWBEI(I(IEp. To cultivate the Strawberry for family use, we recom- mend planting in beds 4 feet wide, with an alley 2 feet wide between each bed. These beds will accommodate 3 rows of plants, which may stand 15 inches apart each way, and the outside row 9 inches from the alley. The beds can be kept clean easier and the fruit gathered without setting the feet upon them. The ground should be well prepared by trenching or ploughing at least 10 or 12 inches deep, and be enriched with well-rotled manure, ground bone, wood ashes, or an)' good fertilizer. When the ground freezes in the early wititer, cover the entire bed with salt meadow hay to the def)th of 1 or 2 inches. If this cannot be had, use straw, which is improved by being cut; corn- stalks, long manure, leaves, shavings, or other material that will not pack and smother the plant, will answer the purpose. In the early spring remove part of the covering, and place as much as possible under the foliage of the plants to keep the fruit clean and the weeds from growing. Strawbekkies—Pot-Grown. Potted plants appear expensive, yet when the labor necessary to grow them into proper condition and the time saved in the result of the crop are considered, they will be found much cheaper than ordinary layer jilants ; besides there is absolutely no loss in iheir removal and a crop can be taken from the ground, such as Peas, Beans, Lettuce, Radishes or other early summer vegetables, before the time of planting, and a crop of fruit secured in 10 months after planting. Prices quoted in this catalogue are for layer plants grown in tlie regular way. Pot-grown jilants will be ready for delivery after August 1st. Orders booked for plants to be grown es|)ecially, which insures the delivery of plants in the best possible condition. Prices for pot-grown plants ai'e from $ to $ per 100, according to variety.
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