. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. STRAWBERRY they should be avoided. Pots are sometimes plunged under the new runners in June and July, and they be- come filled with roots by August or September. These pot-grown plants are excellent for fall setting in the home garden, but they are seldom employed in e
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. STRAWBERRY they should be avoided. Pots are sometimes plunged under the new runners in June and July, and they be- come filled with roots by August or September. These pot-grown plants are excellent for fall setting in the home garden, but they are seldom employed in exten- sive commercial practice. Fig. 2416. In Florida, according to Rolfs, beds need to be reset annually, in September or October; plants set at this. 2414. strawberry plant ready for time produce a good crop m the followmg February, March and April The plants may be produced at home, or they may be secured from the North. Excel- lent plants for Florida conditions are procured from North Carolina. For the very finest berries, each plant is allowed a space or hill by itself, and cultivation is given both ways. For general commercial results, however, plants are generally set in narrow rows. The old method was to plant in rows 3-3J^ feet apart and the plants from 12-15 inches apart in rows, keeping oft the runners un- til late in July and then allowing the runners to grow and root at will, making a matted row. In this system some plants are almost on top of others, the roots barely in the ground, and they suffer in a season of drought. The rows are so wide that to pick fruit in the center it is almost necessary to crush fruits on the out- side of the row. This system gives few large first-class fruits, and is now passing away. The up-to-date grower starts with the assumption that the largest and highest colored fruits are found on plants along the outside of the rows, and therefore he plans to have as many out- side rows as possible. This he accomplishes by having his rows close
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