Productive farming . the Fi<.. 11. lielppnw SI tern of rumf; strav hemes Tlip str^rv mulch 13kept between tlie ro\\s until ifter picking time greatest difficulty is in harvesting the crop after it is thrive best in a very rich black sandy loam. Two Methods of Planting.—There are several methodsof planting strawberries. Two are here described, (1) thehedge-row system and (2) the matted-row system. In eithersystem the plants may be set in the early spring, or inAugust if the weather is favorable. In the hedge row system(Fig. 116) the rows are three feet apart and the plants
Productive farming . the Fi<.. 11. lielppnw SI tern of rumf; strav hemes Tlip str^rv mulch 13kept between tlie ro\\s until ifter picking time greatest difficulty is in harvesting the crop after it is thrive best in a very rich black sandy loam. Two Methods of Planting.—There are several methodsof planting strawberries. Two are here described, (1) thehedge-row system and (2) the matted-row system. In eithersystem the plants may be set in the early spring, or inAugust if the weather is favorable. In the hedge row system(Fig. 116) the rows are three feet apart and the plants are settwo feet apart in the rows. The runners, which all strawber-ries send out, are kept cut off with a hoe or wheel cutter;except that about three runners are placed and allowed to takeroot between each two plants, making the plants about six FRUIT PRODUCTION 197 inches apart in tlie row. Frequent cultivation is practisedthroughout the first season and the blossoms are pickedoff to prevent any fruit from forming. About December
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