Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-04-15
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Strawberries How to Increase
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A correspondent asks for information,
how he can best increase a small quantity
of new strawberries.
This IS very simple, ard with very
little care, fifty or a hundred plants may
be made to produce sufficient in one sea-
son to plant large breadth: 9
As the quantity is small, do not be
afraid to well prepare the ground. Select
a spot known 10 be in good condition and
spade up well and deep-work iri'a the
same time two or three inches, when
spread, of web rotten manure. If the
soil is at all inclined to remain in Jumps
when tErned over, make it tolerably fine
as you go along. When spread up, bring
to good dlth by raking with coarse
rake. Mark out lines, or plant by line
in rows three feet 'asunder, and one foot
apart in the rows. In planting, see that
the entire roots are covered, and the
crown of the plant slightly below the sur
face. They will need no further treat
ment, except being kept free from weeds,
and occasionally hoed until the runners
commence growing. Seed this all out at
right angles with the row, and distribute
them evenly over the whole surface.
To get the most plants, they should not
be distributed until the following spring,
when almost, OF quite, the runners will
have filed the ground, and nothing re-
mains but to take them upand transfer to
permanent plantations. Every single
runner if left growing all summer will
form many plants, which would not be the
case if taken off as sUon as the first one
has rooted, as that terminates all those
beyond. ai >i
If market is handy, a full crop of
lettuce, radishes and spinach, may be
sown on the land to be occupied by squash,
cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, bush and
Lima beans. If the early crop is not
quite of in time, places can be cleared
for the second crop, and by the time they
take hold and begin to spread, the first
will be out Of the way. -
No ground need be reserved for celery
as the first crop of peas viii be off in time
for this; if very early is wanted, they can
bee planted between the rows of peas
while the latter is still standing, a little
shade in the early stages until established
being an advantage rather than not Be.
tween rows Of early corn is also a good
place. tf aL1
Turnips and endiye can follow the frs
crop of potatoes, The first operation
viii be, if not already done, to prepare
slight hot beds, to sow, lettuce, cabbage
tomatoes, cauliaowers and egg plants in
to be transplanted when the time comes
A few radishes might be sown among
them. The earliest south border should
then be selected for the first potatoes
planted eighteen inches apart, and ont
foot between the rows. Lettuce may be
sown between these, or butter lettuce
sown in rows one foot apart, with shor
top radish between. A small bed each
of early horn, or French short horn car
rot, bassano, or turnip. beet, should alst
be sown for first use.
As soon as the ground can be got il
condition, the main crop of onions art
parsnips should be sown and an early croI
of pears, carrots and beets for main crol
are better deferred till little later, be
ing likely to suffer from unfavorable cir
cumstances that may occur at an early
season. The small beds for an early crol
can be so readily covered with a LITTLE
rough litter, that they should always b
sown as soon as there is the least pros
Pect of success. 1t is an honorable emu
lation, and healthy one withal, to try ant
get the first of the season.