Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-25
GROW YOUR OWN FRUIT.

PLANTS SET NOW.
BY F. It. Rockwell. Hortienltu a. nd
.;0t' ~ Farm n Fjresile
Do YOU realize tiat froul r,srts
set oug this spring. vou i
sathef 4 foe crop OF deI,ria. :
rasph~ries tins SUMMER and
. Fall ?
. vi course you've heard OF ever
! bearing stra wberrits that fruit
III the late summer and fall. Dol
YOU know that there are now
eVetbearlng raspberrieS as we'll ??
! And they are not mere "nove)-
ties, but thoroughly worth
while. Every home garden flat
has fruits, should have at least
lew plants of one Of the ever
bearing sorts, such as ST. Regis,
Ranlere, or La France. All OIL
these a'e delicious III flavor-reaI
raspberries
Raspberries are not difficult ro|
grow. They will thrive in any
good garden soil. In fact, when
once established, they grow III e
weeds"
It IS, strangely enough, be.
cause they grow so easily that 50
many people fail to get first
quality fruit from them. InI
many home gardens, the old canes
are allowed to remain in the
patch, and the new ones are all
lett to grow, with the inevitable
result that they become 50 crow d.
ed that tie individual berries
aud the crop, are very small
CORRESPONDING is just as fatal toI
raspberry plants as it is to let.
tuce or anything else grown IN
the home garden.
! There must be plenty Of room
each individual plaul to deyeloD
II satisfactory results are to be
secured.
| 10 start raspberry patch now
that will give fruit this summer
and tall, and an abundant crop
next year, begin by selecting a
place III your garden where your
cane fruits, which will remain
tor many years, will be least in
the way Of the vegetable garden
Even if there is considera bic
shade, that will not make much
difference; but Of course they
| should not be planted very close
to big trees which would rob tile
: soil Of plant food and of mois
ture which are needed in album.
dance to produce a good crop Of
| berries. Figure on setting TIL,
plants about two feet apart
: They may be placed along a fence
OF used to form hedge Of them.
: selves. If more than one row
Will be required, make the rows
about six feet apart. Even If
50 few as a dozen or two plants
can be set out, the result will be
, we'll worth while, And fit is
desired to increase the planting
later on. it is an easy matter to
get plants for this purpose by
taking up the little shoots which
"llI come up quite thickly around
the base of the old plants. There
will be plenty of room to grow
vegetables between the newly set
berry plants, during the first
Ipart of the season.
| Having selected a place, and
lest1mated about how many plants
you can accommodate, Order
Your Plants Immediately. The
sooner You can get them set into
the ground, after the frost is out
In the spring, the better. If you
order through an agent, be sure
YOU are dealing with a reliable
firm which can be counted on to
make deliveries promptly when
promised.
AS to varieties, there are sew
eral good ones besides the ever
bearing' ones described above.
Among the best are King, early
Columbian, mid-season and
Cumberland. fine "blac&-cap."
While you are waiting for tile
plants to arrive, the ground
where they are to be put may be
made ready for planting. Even
though the plants are to be set
several feet apart, it is much bet
ter to dig up thoroughly the en-
tire strip where they are to be
set. If manure is available, ap-
|ply moderate dressing before
digging. AS all fruits require a |
good deal of potash, i'll order toj
produce the best crops, rake in,
after digging, a generous appli-
cation of wood ashes if they can
be- obtained.
In planting, trim back any
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