Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-09-01

' ''o P'''h't''ol Is moi usually cOnSid-
cred worthy OF future culture, but is bug or
plowed under
Amateur cuitlvators are apt to fail in
making timely successive planting, and
thus providing for an abundant supply of
''''s hrst summer fruit. AS soon as the
'rul'lng season is passed, the spaces between
'he rows should be spaded and raken, to
allow the vines to run over it and root new
plants therein. In this way bed may be
renewed, by allowing these young plants to
remain ana digging in the old ones this
course can be pursued after the second sea-
son OF planting. But the pear previous the
young plants can be removed and trans
planted into new beds. 1t has been found a
great advantage to provide small pots for
tee little plants to root in; by this means
they can be removed and turned out Of the
pots and transplanted with the balls of earth
entire add the roots unuisturbed. AS a re-
suit the plants continue their growth unin-
terruptedly and become strong enough TO
produce very fair crop the first spring.
Inc pts are filled with prepared rich soil
and then plunged in the ground at the pro-
per places, so that the runners can be i'm
oedded in them at ,jointand fastened down
oya peg This course could always be
pursued when only few hundred plants
are wanted. The advantages it offers are
worth all the necessary labor, and even
large plantars are practicing 1t, raising
thousands Of plants III this manner.
Strawberries in the garden ought to be
alternate crops with vegetables. It is a
mistake to assign them special plot in the
fruit garden, aud thus confine them for
years to the same beg. Two years. or long
enough to produce two crops. should be the
longest time allowed them to remain in one
place. The soil for Strawberries should be
rich and mellow
Plants that have been raised in pots NAV
De turned out Of their pots and set in the
ground without breaking the ball of earth
out those raised in the ordinary manner
should have the soil removed about two
inches deep, and from a space sufficient to
take i'll the roots without crowding. The
hollow space should be at least eight or ten
inches in diameter and little crowninp at
the center, on which the base of the plant is
to be placed, and the roots should he snread
out straight in all directions. Fill in fine
sol; and press it well down with the hands.
leaving the crown of the plant Just at the
surface of the ground
Fall-planted strawberries should be plant.
AorI III I,
droughts usually prevent the young plants
making sufficient roots to transplant well
before September; in this month they
should be put in as early as possible, and
with favorable weather will make sufficient
growth to enable them to winter success
fully; but August is preferable time. if
the plants are suitable. For the garden the
plants may be set in rows two feet apart
:nd foot or fifteen inches apart in the
rows. II the weather is dry water immedi-
ateiy after planting, by pouring little wa
ter around each plant, and if the plants
should wilt they should be provided with
shade OF some kinda flower pot, large
eaf, or handful Of grass, with little soil
placed on the ends to keep it from blowing
away. After three or four days, even in a
warm, dry time, if the plauts are kept wa
cred, they will be able to bear full expos-
Ire, though, it the weather should continue
luite warm, it will be well to mulch the
plants with grass, leaving the foliage ex-
'osed. AS soon as the plants start to grow
will be proper to hoe the ground should
re kept clean and mellow. Before freezing
weather. sets in, the plants ought to be pro-
ided with covering for winter, to pre- J
ent their being thrown out by the frost
lean straw, coarse hay not containing
reeds or weed seeds, brake or bracken. or
ther fern tronds, or similar clean, dry ma !
erlal, is suitable for the purpose. In the
arIy spring the covering should be remoy-
d, and may be left as much between the 1
ows.
The present time is prolific of new va I
eties of Strawberries many of them are {
cry meritorious and some of them are es- |
ecially promising. Bidwell. President t
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