. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. 56 HIGGLE HERRY 1500K them with earth, sinkin^^ them alon.^^side a new straw- berry bed, and causing- a runner to take root in each pot. Of course this potting- must l)e done a numl^er of weeks before time. To facihtate the root- ing of a runner in a pot, press the runner sHj^^htly into the soil in centre, and then hold it in place with a small stone. It will soon root and fill the pot with roots ; then, when ready, the runner which holds it to the parent plant shoul
. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. 56 HIGGLE HERRY 1500K them with earth, sinkin^^ them alon.^^side a new straw- berry bed, and causing- a runner to take root in each pot. Of course this potting- must l)e done a numl^er of weeks before time. To facihtate the root- ing of a runner in a pot, press the runner sHj^^htly into the soil in centre, and then hold it in place with a small stone. It will soon root and fill the pot with roots ; then, when ready, the runner which holds it to the parent plant should be severed and the pot lifted from the soil and removed to the settinj^r field. There the plants should be watered before setting. For this late setting begin to prepare the ground a few weeks ahead of planting time. Plow it early so that it will have a chance to settle. Harrow or rake it often, to keep down weeds and conserve moisture. Then the bed will be in fine shape to receive the plants. Space the plants as advised under "hill system of ; When setting a plant, simply invert the pot, jar the plant loose, and carefully remove it from the pot ; then without disturbing the roots, set the plant in the hole where it is to go and press soil firmly around it,—being careful not to cover the crown. Keep oft" all runners, if any form ; cultivate until the ground freezes; and then mulch the bed. A fair crop of berries may be expected the following June. As already stated I do not advocate August or September setting in the North as a general thing. But in a small way in the home garden, or for the man who wasn't able to set plants in the spring, or for those who want to get a quick test of some new variety, the plan is sometimes worth f()llowin'^^ THE STRAW1'.ERRY 57 In closing this subject, permit me to say that {/"all conditions are favorable (which they seldom are), it is possible to set strawberry plants in August without a preliminary potting trea
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