The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-05-10
How 70 Grow Htrawberrlee.

From the discussions Of the New vork
| Farmers Club:
R. G. Pardcc says-It depends upon
fair treatmentto make this plant bear abuu-
dainty every year. But it needs experien-
&C Of the different sorts, to bo successful,
because the varieties have different habits.
In spring, rake back the straw from the
crown Of the plants, and let lie between tho
rows. Sprinkle with soap suds every few
dare. Pull out tho weeds as fast as they
appear. never cut OF runners. In Octo.
Der, rake OF all the lightly struch run.
nero and then select vigorous old or new
plants TO stand for bearers next year. and
turn under the Others, and cover in fall n.
gain with straw or leaves. TIE grouui
being well prepared in the first place, don't
need continual working. The most prolific
beorer is tho Wilson seeding. donot CO,
TEEN Peabody's Seeding. as fno favor.
ed berry. Very few know wha; good
strawberry is. once stimulated my vines
so much tha, they grew all leave, and
stems, and no fruit. In preparing ground
for bed, I would fork il very deep. say
two feet, with animal manure I would
put raro plants in rows. Cover the ground
half an inch deep with tan bark. Ill
could net got get tan bark, I vould uss
saw dust, or leaves from the woods, Straw
OF salt hay, or rowen, will do f,r a mulch
There are four things that will prevent ron
from growing strawberries.
l. You do not prepare the ground will.
2. You must have good variety Of
plants,
8. You must not use an1 kind of ani-
nal manure. and nothing that will naks
the vines grow ranlly.
2. You must keop the ground clear, but
you must not use tho hoe; hosing destroys
more strawberry plants than auy thing else;
use your fingers and the fork to get ont
weeds and loosen the soil. In preparing
ior bed, use the lime and salt mixture
freely. While growing, use sospsuds. a,
SO, solution Of sulphste Of potash. one OF
two ounces to paiful of wstor, Nitrate
Of soda in the same proportion, is gooi
substance also to apply to strawberries.
VIM. Lawton--l think great dea! Of
Pesbody's new strawberry. /, is pro.
digious strong grower, The leaf stalk is fa
vor excellent. I know many persons utter.
ly condemn it, do not.
p. G. Pa,dco-High nanuiug will force
runners and leaves, and such plants will
not bear fruit well. It never injuras plants
to cut of runners. Don't let your varieties
Of berries run together. The strongest
growers will drive out the best bearers
The Early Scarlet sends out runners vegy
strong. would set board between var
ieties, to proven, their runnig together--
To fructify Hovey's Seeding would not
require staminate plants near than thirty
feet. l would have bed ten feet square
OF staminatcs to one Of 100 feet Of pisii
lates.
Prot. Mapes-An excellent thing fora
strawberry-b bed is tan bark liquor, not too
strong. The reason that field strawberries
ere higher favored is probably because
thore is more tanic acid to 10 obtained By
the plants in the field than in the garden
A good plan for folds culture is alternate
beds and pathes. Prepare the pa,hcs we'll
in spring, and let tho runners set on them,
and then turn under the old vines. Mulch
as particularly useful. A Gentleman at
Derby, Conn, covered his beds with slabs.
edged to width of four feet long. and laid
them down bark up, With notches in tho
edges through which tho plants grew
The plants grew well, and havo produced
well and kept clean. After bearing tho
crop, be lifts the slabs and oosens the soil,
and lays down the slabs again. Ifrunners
are wanted for new plants, the slabs are
taken awav
Mr.. Parlee---.I arranged mound cf
eaItl. with clam shells MI around, with straw
berry plants between them, watering at Tho
top and letting j. run down. 1t ia nnrc
The same principle Hs NJ SAB ;aeopy, ari
makes very pretty ornament, and thu
crop was very large. April is the best timo
TO set plants for Autumn. Ons who viii
attend TO i. will succeed bost in tho season
after f'atioy. ] can transplant plants aii
summer months.
Prot. Mapcs--I 6nd potash. phosrato,
soda, oil excellent br straw berries.
Judge Meigs--I have found the brcken
bark Of the wood pio an excellent dressing
for strawberries.