. Allen's book of berries for 1942. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. They will stand wet weather with less rotting. Berries will not run down in size as fast, especially in dry seasons. Mulching materials can be used more effectively. Conditions for perfect pollination of the blossoms are more favorable. Berries are better in quality. Berries are easier to pick, resulting in less over-ripe berries. Spacing will pay if the cost can be kept fairly MR. GRANT CANTWELL With his knowledge
. Allen's book of berries for 1942. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. They will stand wet weather with less rotting. Berries will not run down in size as fast, especially in dry seasons. Mulching materials can be used more effectively. Conditions for perfect pollination of the blossoms are more favorable. Berries are better in quality. Berries are easier to pick, resulting in less over-ripe berries. Spacing will pay if the cost can be kept fairly MR. GRANT CANTWELL With his knowledge of plants and love of the soil, Mr. Grant (as he is called by everyone) has been a valued worker for us for over forty years. He has had charge of setting and culti- vating our fields of plants. MULCHING A mulch is applied for one or all of several rea- sons: First, to guard against winter injury to roots and crowns by protecting them from the extremely low winter temperatures. Second, to avoid lifting the plants by the freezing and thawing of the soil in winter. Third, to keep the soil cool and moist and to retard or check growth of weeds and grass during the season when fruit is being produced. Fourth, to keep berries from being spattered with dirt by rain during fruiting season. Fifth, by delaying blooming it tends to prevent injury by frost in the spring. Time of Application. Experiments have shown that plants gain in hardiness during the winter and are much more resistant to low temperatures in Inarch than in November. Thus the mulch can be applied early and removed early even before the last freezes are over unless it is left to delay blooming either to escape late frosts or to aim for a better late berry market. Dr. Roberts obtained complete protection from an application made before first freezing weather but much injury to both crowns and roots from an equally heavy application rwo weeks later after a freeze had occurred. Generally speaking, mulches are not needed for
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