The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-07-03
Culture of Strawberries.

Strawberr.? beds may be set in August and
September. CT in the Spring; but if set in Au-
gust. or early in Septem Der, tho plants ac-
quire considerable growth, and frequently
pryduce fair crop of fruit the following
season; but plants set in the spring of the
year seldom bear fruit the same season, or
not enough to be of any value.
In the first place. would instiI into the
minds of my readers, that strawberry plants
require no especial cultivation over other
species of the vegetable kingdom, in order to
secure good crop of fruit Many people who
have never culvated this frui. seem to think
that there is great deal of labor to be be-
slowed upon the plants, and after all, that
there is no certainty of obtaining a crop of
fruit. This is all mistake, as this fruit
can be grown with as little trouble as peas
or beans, and with the same certainty Of re-
ceiving remunerating crop.
For garden culture, let the ground be
spaded or plowed about fifteen inches deep.
having first spread thereon a good coat of
well rotted barn-yard manure; then pulver-
lie the Jumps upon the surface, and rake it
over smooth. Now mark off the rows from
two to two and half feet apart; but If of
several kinds, it is best to have the rows full
three feet apart, in order to keep the plants
of each variety from mixing with their ad-
joining neighbors.
The plants may be set in rows from six
inches to foot apart. I think that when
the plants are abundant, they had better be
set close; but IT purchased, and it is required
to make them 90 as far as possible. set them
about a foot apart in the rows, indeed. choice
varieties that are scarce, NAV be set two or
three feet apart in the rows, and the runners
Of the first season may be made to fill IN
the rows with compact mass of plants. by
guiding the runners, as they extend along
the surface of he ground, and throwing a
little earth upon each joint with a garden
trowel. having first made slight excavation
in the ground to receive them.
Plants set early In August wilI sometimes
throw out runners to a consider able extent.
but it is the following season to which we
are to look for supply TO fill out the rows.
By allowing the runners to take root along
the sides OF the parent plant, the rows may
be made to become IL or ID inches wide. of
a compact mass of plants, which | consider
good management, so long as 4 space is kept
free Of weeds and runners between the rows.
wide enough 20 raik in, and pick the fruit
easy.
Some people adopt the hill system of Gull
ture, nut ] object 10 it, on account of the
great space OF ground that it requires, over
inc compact row system, and the greater
IiaoiIity oil the iruit to become soiled in the
dirt during heavy rains
In setting plants in August. thew will re-
quire more watering than in Senten,bar ~
IN the spring OF the year. In garden c,,I 80
probably an application OF water =, evor;r1,
half dozen times. would be all ina, -;
be necessary. The plants should be sou
litile deeper than they grew originally as
they are liable to be thrown ont Of the
ground by the frosts of the succeeding win
ter and the deeper they are set, the less are
they disturbed by the frost.
And now few words aboHt the seres Of
the plants. which are male and female ard
must be allowed 70 grow in the comnarr
OF eacf other,-the theory being that M
Pistaote, or female plant, will he productive
10 the extent of its capacity. unless
ss4":'Nate. or male plant. keeps it company.