Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . ne season of preparatory treatment if practicable, beforethe plants are set. This should consist of a crop which is well tilled andkept free of weeds, or one which, by reason of its density and rank growth,will smother the weeds. Plants for Setting.—While the gooseberry can be propagated with afair degree of success from cuttings as well as by layering and mounding, 454 SUCCESSFUL FARMING it will, in general, be found best either for the home fruit garden or for thecommercial plant
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . ne season of preparatory treatment if practicable, beforethe plants are set. This should consist of a crop which is well tilled andkept free of weeds, or one which, by reason of its density and rank growth,will smother the weeds. Plants for Setting.—While the gooseberry can be propagated with afair degree of success from cuttings as well as by layering and mounding, 454 SUCCESSFUL FARMING it will, in general, be found best either for the home fruit garden or for thecommercial plantation to purchase strong one or two-year-old plants ofthe desired sort from a reliable nurseryman. Planting.—As a rule the plants should be set in check rows so as topermit of cultivation in both directions. Satisfactory distances are 6 feetbetween the rows and 4 to 5 or 6 feet between the plants in the row. Plant-ing can be facilitated by opening a dead furrow along the line of the rowand by marking the field in the opposite direction so as to indicate thepoints in the row where the plants are to Well-set Branch of Cultivation.—Gooseberries form their root system near the surfaceof the ground. Cultivation should conform to the habits of the plantsand be shallow enough not to be injurious to them. The main purposeof cultivation should be to conserve moisture, particularly early in theseason while the fruit is forming and ripening. Fertilizers.—Few tests have been made to determine the fertilizerrequirements of the gooseberry. In general well-composted stable manurewill prove to be a satisfactory fertilizer. On extensive plantations wherefertilizers are evidently required it will be best to inaugurate a simpletest to determine the combination and amount best suited to the needs ofthe particular plantation. 1 Courtesy of The Pennsylvania Farmer. SMALL FRUITS 455 Pruning.—The natural habit of the plant is to form a bush. Pruningshould therefore be
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