Modern strawberry growing . w % < OSbO ou w Xi- HZ< •5. E2 og ==. <P- < ai < QWU «;o WINTER FORCING IO7 age and still retain enough moisture. Whenthe leaves start growing it is sometimes bestto spray with bordeaux mixture, as a pre-ventive against the leaf spot. This sprayingmay have to be repeated later, according tothe appearance of the plant. Wetting ofthe walks should be discontinued at blossom-ing time. This is highly necessary if fruit Isdesired as the pollen will not ripen in a moistcondition of the air. Good ventilation atflowering should also be in order, especiallyat m
Modern strawberry growing . w % < OSbO ou w Xi- HZ< •5. E2 og ==. <P- < ai < QWU «;o WINTER FORCING IO7 age and still retain enough moisture. Whenthe leaves start growing it is sometimes bestto spray with bordeaux mixture, as a pre-ventive against the leaf spot. This sprayingmay have to be repeated later, according tothe appearance of the plant. Wetting ofthe walks should be discontinued at blossom-ing time. This is highly necessary if fruit Isdesired as the pollen will not ripen in a moistcondition of the air. Good ventilation atflowering should also be in order, especiallyat midday, still maintaining the requiredtemperature. Pollination is carried on by hand, generallyduring the middle of the day. There areseveral ways of giving pollen to the growers pick off a flower here and thereand thrust it into an attached flower; othersmerely tap the flower with a pencil, causingthe pollen to fall on the pistil. The most common method, however, isthat of collecting the pollen in a watch glass,spoon, or ladle and applying it to the pis
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