Modern strawberry growing . for the bestresults. Mulching with straw should bepractised during the winter. The blossomshave to be picked from the plants every twoor three weeks up to the first of August,then they are allowed to produce ist, or thereabout, should bethe date when mature, edible berries areready for picking. This picking should belooked after quite carefully, as sometimesit becomes necessary to pick the fruits beforethey have coloured up much, or they will roton the plant. The first berries, owing tothe greater amount of sunlight, will havebetter colour and corres
Modern strawberry growing . for the bestresults. Mulching with straw should bepractised during the winter. The blossomshave to be picked from the plants every twoor three weeks up to the first of August,then they are allowed to produce ist, or thereabout, should bethe date when mature, edible berries areready for picking. This picking should belooked after quite carefully, as sometimesit becomes necessary to pick the fruits beforethey have coloured up much, or they will roton the plant. The first berries, owing tothe greater amount of sunlight, will havebetter colour and correspondingly betterflavour. Later, owing to the cold weather,and the lack of sunlight, the flavour andcolour will be less satisfactory. If thefruit is produced for the markets, it shouldbe very carefully sorted and graded, in orderto receive the highest price paid for thisout-of-season product. YIELDS Owing to the fact that there are no largeareas of fall strawberries, it is practicallyimpossible to give any idea of just what. & c O. U ° 6> t W 2 » Pi ? „ -SIS< o S y -^^ W -c g Sag 8 -i ^ s
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