. Allen's 83rd book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. COMMONSENSE FOR GROWING STRAWBERRIES are grown successfully in every state. They are easy to grow and beginners are proud of their fine berries. BEARING. Standard varieties set in the spring of 1968 will bear their best crops in May or June of 1969. Everbearing varieties set in the spring produce berries in late summer and fall of the same year. PLANTING. Early spring planting is of the greatest importance in growing straw- b
. Allen's 83rd book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. COMMONSENSE FOR GROWING STRAWBERRIES are grown successfully in every state. They are easy to grow and beginners are proud of their fine berries. BEARING. Standard varieties set in the spring of 1968 will bear their best crops in May or June of 1969. Everbearing varieties set in the spring produce berries in late summer and fall of the same year. PLANTING. Early spring planting is of the greatest importance in growing straw- berries. This means just as early in the spring as the weather permits you to get the ground ready and the plants set. The plants may become established while the soil is still cool and moist and a good stand with resultant growth becomes the rule. With dormant plants and irrigation, later setting is possible but it is not as easy. Planting time is usually February, March and early April in the southern states; March and April in the middle states; April and May in the northern states. LATE FALL PLANTING with the idea of getting a partial crop the following May or June is not generally a good practice. Results in most cases do not justify the extra effort, even though the job may be done when not so rushed and the hazard of bad weather in the spring delaying planting is avoided. It must be remem- bered that you have the trouble of mulch- ing through an extra winter and more work in controlling weeds and grass. Of course, if the plants survive the win- ter successfully, they do start earlier and grow better than spring set plants but dormant plants largely offset this advan- tage. M I PLANTING DISTANCES. In general we recommend setting plants 18 to 20 inches apart in rows 4 feet apart. This requires a little over 7,000 plants per acre. (See table) Somewhat closer planting is satis- factory in small gardens where space is limited, for the hill system as with ever- bearers, or for
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