. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. c h X c < X u h < 1^ » < H '/. C V. < X b I C It < h THK STRAWBERRY 55 Fif;. 8 out ; the leaves ; then, l)y pressin^i^ down on the hiindle, the sharpened bottom will cut off runners on all sides at one clip, on the princi])le of the tin cooky-cutter which Harriet uses in the kitchen. Some folks make a serviceal)le runner cutter l^y bending a hoe into the shape shown in Fig. 8. While I'm on this sul^ject of runner cutting, let me say that if you are growi
. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. c h X c < X u h < 1^ » < H '/. C V. < X b I C It < h THK STRAWBERRY 55 Fif;. 8 out ; the leaves ; then, l)y pressin^i^ down on the hiindle, the sharpened bottom will cut off runners on all sides at one clip, on the princi])le of the tin cooky-cutter which Harriet uses in the kitchen. Some folks make a serviceal)le runner cutter l^y bending a hoe into the shape shown in Fig. 8. While I'm on this sul^ject of runner cutting, let me say that if you are growing a hedge or matted row, do not make the mistake of cutting off the first set of runners that the j^lants throw out. Root these Jfrs/ runners, for the sooner runners can be rooted, the longer they will ha\ e to grow and perfect fruit buds for next season's crop. A while ago, many growers advocated cuttim^ the early runners so as to strengthen the plants, and then rooting the .syvyv/<'/lot of runners. Experience has shown that this plan is usually a mistake. Root the early riuiiiers and cut off t/w later ones after the row is formed. Potti:I) Plants for Late Setting.—For late- summer or early-fL\ll planting, which is usually a dry time, it is very important that young plants for setting should be removed without cuttimr or even disturlDinii the roots. Small pots are used into whic h the roots are induced to grow. They must not, however, be allowed to remain until they are too compactly rooted,—that is, pot-bound. August is generally the best time to set pot-grown plants. A woodcut shown in Chapter IV represents the method of potting runners, l^ot-grown plants can be had of most nurserymen ; or you can easily raise them yourself by buying a number of tiny pots, filling. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the
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