Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-05-30
Cnlinrn Of Strawberries.

I June will soon BE- here agnia, when some
Of our readers, " lucky mortals, a." viii luTu-
riato ON rich strawberries and cream, the
product OF their own grounds and Others
will feel rrgrct that they were not born "a
such good fortune, or that they did not
think Of it the proper season, and sct out a
bed Of strawberry plants. Othcrs again
will complain that they have tried to raise
Strawberries. but " never had any hel with
thcm"-tho plants died, or did not bear
we'll. or soon run out, &c. To all such per.
son. We will offer few words OF advice anI
instruction.
|. I1s b.si tune 10 plant aralrlSuisi, in
this climate, is in the SpriHC. Nearly all
the experiments we have sccn tried in sum
mcr or Fall planting have failed, owing to
the heat and drought, or the subsequent
freezing and thawinc. II planted a. early
in the spring as the ground and plants can
be ready. they wall become well rooted be.
fore hot weather, and pCrhap' bear little
fruit, and the next year fine crop may b.
expected.
= IA. PTTa'''OH q INC s'D""' y '"'
main point on which the people OF Ohio
ucol -iu,truo,ion, especially whore the soil
is not naturally rrry dep and somewhat
sandy or gra'yily. On tbs point We ''"'
not do better than copy from 'ae "'rman-
town (raJ Telegraph the ioiI'"insr'marA'
by Mr.. SauuiaFs, an experienced gard'n.r
Of that place. ,, r,
"'" we ''''''''' ''' '''''' w. S'r",.'' w.,
season N ''l'"''S' '"' ',''"."'! W ,"'
strawberry l''"', We az ,'I '' '''' ''''''u'
Zion that the ''" '"''"i'U ''' J." growth
should receive the most thorough l''I''A'
ton. It, dwarf spreading ST'"'" j. not
@'ons!' i'T @'leF improvements o' tic ''"'
farther than "','' '"a '' '.',',' ','" "p'
ria'''on' on The surface hp.","S ~ I"
lorip! which, IN nine eases OUT oi t'n' Is
Characterized oy deficient moisture 30 '"'
slil, and extreme aimy'phor't aT'''iy' 'us.
s''tF the id.a oi allowing The roots q ''F
and r.0' medium ""''' '"'! ca" ''''',''
unnaa'nccd hy 'Hri'e, ''n! f''u''' NM
when We further consider '"'' " ''''"'.''! ,!
plantation should '''''' ~ ''a'' '''''
crops 'e'''e REMOVAL We may '''''! "'''
that '"' I''l',''O" '' '"' >'" !" ''. "'''
instance j. '' '"' ''''''' ''' '.'"''' ,,
I''' ''l'' "' 10 wv ''1''''''', '' "''
7 .T'"a"."' ''. ''' ,'"..',' '.
'r'''' o., .'" w '.''' '' '..'., D" ., '"'
'"''Tl''"'''S 81 "'"'! ''7 '. "..
'"l l''.i manure ""' % 80. '''' '' ..'! !
OK ''"',''' 10 u.s., '.''"'.' .' "!! .'.',''"
'''' ','''' "''' wa '' ''7,!
a ''''.y'.', ''' cay! '','' ..,,' ' ,.'.' p,
's ''' "'-.,! IT.. '-''' '''''' ." %
l.."' 10 '.'''-'' -. ~" -.
''- " ''..' '"' '''''''. 90. -,
anu ''''''.''"s I''i '''.' ecu. l'''' ',''
"'''' '"' amount '' '''''',' ''.'' -''' '''.-'
r'''s ""'." % '' '"!''''' w '''''''.@' 7''
ms u '"'4' '' " '.,''''l.'. "" ''' '."'
treated there viii h' no danger '' '.'','
i've A''IE'V'h." crop "' '"' ..''''' '''''.
ins out, as frequently haWwas on poor
shallow ,oil, f,r although thc strawberry IS
a plant OF small structure. ! have traced ih'
roots, ia favorable soils, a distance %! 'AT''
g., from ihc surface.
3. Ia a1igs Hs plan" avery common
error !, not allowing sufficient space o.i"c.n
tho rJvs For small garden culture, We
prefer TO plant ia beds about lrctwi' and