. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . THE GROWING OF THE FRUIT PLANTS 447 The old way of growing a crop was to set the plants 10 to 12 inchesapart, in rows 3 feet apart, and allow them to run and root at will, theresults being a mass of small, crowded plants, each striving to obtainplant-food and none of them succeeding in getting enough. The last,or outside runners, having but the tips of their roots in the ground, aremoved by the wind, heaved by the frost, or have the exposed rootsdried out by
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . THE GROWING OF THE FRUIT PLANTS 447 The old way of growing a crop was to set the plants 10 to 12 inchesapart, in rows 3 feet apart, and allow them to run and root at will, theresults being a mass of small, crowded plants, each striving to obtainplant-food and none of them succeeding in getting enough. The last,or outside runners, having but the tips of their roots in the ground, aremoved by the wind, heaved by the frost, or have the exposed rootsdried out by the wind and sun. Ground rich in potash produces the firmest and best flavored use of stable manure, usually rich in nitrogen, should beavoided, as tending to make too rank growth of foliage and berries of asoft 289. A narrow matted row of strawberries. For most purposes, strawberries should be set as early in the springas the ground can be worked. The planting can be done with a trowel,spade, or dibble, taking care to spread the roots out as much as possibleand to press the soil firmly about them, holding the plant so that thebud will be just above the surface. If the season is late and the weatheris hot and dry, some or all of the older leaves should be removed. Ifwater is used, it should be poured about the roots before the hole isfilled and as soon as it has soaked away the remaining soil should bepacked about the plants. During the first season the blossom stalksshould be removed as soon as they appear, and the runners should berestricted to a space about 1 foot wide. Some persons prefer still 448 MANUAL OF GARDENING further to reduce the number of plants, and after layering from threeto four plants between those originally set, to remove all others. Strawberries are often set in August
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