Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

MANY people ui small means, or with
only small investments, in real estate. de-
sire to grow what fruit they can in the
garden, suppOsing that almost anything
can be grown til, re- which does not take
mp much surface space. Large trees,
Dlackberries, raspberries, Strawberries,
gooseberries, etc, etc, all may he crowd
ed together-they upppse-provlded the
owner or his employees can get between
them for culture or gathering. Some OBJ
| servations Ms to the habits or nature of
different fruits will show that this is
mistaken idea.
The roo.sOf most fruits trees in n con-
genial soil run long distance-much
farther, indeed than their branches eX-
| tend--and the myrads of iibrOus or feed
ing roots sent out. at or near the eXtremi-
| ties, drain the soil both of moisture and
| fertility 1t Is not the shade OF Il tree, so
much as its roots, thnt eXhausts the soil,
although quite often lack Of growth near
II tree ls attributed 10 shade. Sunshine
| is important, of coursc, but sometimes
partial shade is an advantage particular
! ly during Il drought Black raspberries
succeed well in good ground when par
tally shaded, and for tins reason they
may be planted in II weil-cutlynlcd or
charl with good prospect of success.
The garden is not II good place for
blackberres, unless the owner or mnn-
ager Is able aud willing to do great deal
of the work by hard, which Is necessary
to success. Thcroots Of blackberries are
great ramblers, and not only absorb a
great deal of the soils fertility III this
way, robbing everything else within ten
or dozen feet, but from their roots hun
dreds of suckers are sent uP, which, ii
not treated us weeds nearly lis soon as
they appear, will transform the ground
all around into an impenctrable thicket.
In field culture, planted in long rows.
they are manly kept down by the plough
and cultivator ; but III the little cnclo-
sures commonly known us gardens horses
are usually ont of place. \ man plant
ing blackberrics i'll small garleu then,
should make up his mind in advance that
he has work before him If he expects tc
continue i'll possession of the premises.
4. If he is not:watchful and lively, the black
berries will soon drive him ont.
Strawberry plants are not so bad tt
contend with, as they never scratch bu'
if they nre kept i'll hills-which, on som,
accounts, is best-plenty OF work may bt
expected on their account. They do moi
travel underground, like blackberres anC
raspberrles, but over it, sending out run
ners in every direction, which take roo
at every JOINT Ii allowed to root. tn,
whole adjacent ground becomes matte,
with them and ii left there to fruit
then all the weeds which spring mp mus
be got out by hand. II the ground il
: very rich, on or two good crops OF very
fair berries may be expected from such
bed fhcn it runs out. But if kept ii
hills as originally planted, hoed occasion
ally, with some manure and mulchin.
during the winter and spring, the hill,
will grow to an enormous size, an eqna
quantity of fruit will he obtained, the
, quality will average much better, and til,
q ground need not be replanted under fou
wears Mt least, and may last much longer
But to make this system success, tn,
runners must be cut oil or broken of be
.. fore they root and to do this require
watchfulness, perseverance,, and possibl,
: some backache. If the other system i
chosen under the impression that it vii
3 ''save work." it should be remembers
that when replanted, II year must elaps
= before crop can be obtained from 1t
t and to do without strawberries every sec
d ond or third year, because new bed
Il not in bearing, rs not agreeable
e Fruit trees of almost every kind an
grapevines are undesirable in garde
Il where vegetables are grown, because the
roots travel too far Peach trees in pa