The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1921-04-07
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: Is there anything in the way of the
many berries that the summer brings
that is so delicious? 4...<s +.| p
And then in the winter-raspberry
jam! Did you ever really get enough.
of it? s Il
And do you realize that from the
plants set out this spring, you can
gather a fine crop of delicious rasp-
berries THIS: SUMMER and FALL?
OF course you've heard Of Ieverbear
ing Strawberries that fruit in the
late summer and fall, Do you. know
that there are now everbearing
RASPBERRIES as we'll? And they
are not mere ''novelties''; but thor
oughly worth while. Every home
garden that has fruits, should have
at least few plants of one of the
ever-bearing sorts, such as ST. Regis,
Raniere, or LaFrance.
All of these are delicious in fla
vorvor-real raspberries.
Raspberries are not difficult to
grow. They will thrive in any good
garden soil. In fact,when once es-
tabished they "grow Like weeds.
1t is strangely enough because they
l is' strangely enough, because they
grow so easily that so many people
fail to get first quality fruit from
them. In many home gardens, the
old canes are allowed to- remain in
the patch, and the new ones are left
to grow, with the inevitable result
that they become SO crowded that the
individual berries, and the crop, are
very small. Overcowding is just as
fatal to raspberry plants as anything
else grown in the home garden.
There must be PLENTY of room
for each individual plant. to develop
if satisfactory results are to be Sc
cured.
How to Start Raspberry Patch
This Spring.
To start raspberry patch that
will give fruit this summer and fall
and an abundent crop next year,
begin by selecting place in your
garden where your cane fruits, which
will remain for many years, will be
least in the way of the vegetable:
Even if there is considerable shade,
that will not make much difference;
but of course they should not be
planted very close to big trees which
would rob the soil of plant food and
of moisture which are needed in a.
bundance to produce a good crop Of
berries. Figure on setting the plants
about two feet apart. They may be
placed along fence or used to
form hedge Of themselves. If more
than one row will be required make
the rows about six feet apart. Even
if SO few as dozen or two plants
! can be set out, the result will be
we'll worth while And if it is desired
to increase the planting later on,
it is am casey matter to get plants
for this purpose by taking up the
little shoots which will come up quite
thickly around the base of the old
plants. There will be plenty of room
to grow vegetables between the new
set berry plants, during the first
part Of the season.
Having selected a place, and es-
timated about how many plants you
can accommodate, ORDER YOUR
PLANTS IMMEDIATELY. The soon
err 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
reliable firm WHICH can be count
ed on to make deliveries promptly
when promised.
AS to varieties, there are several
good ones besides the lever beraring''
ones described above. Among the
best are King, early Columbian, Mid
season, and Cumberland, fine
"Black cap,
Prepare The around In Advance
While you are waiting for the
plants to arrive the ground where
they are to be put may be ready for
planting. Even though the plants
are to be set several feet apart, it
is much better to dig up thoroughly
the entire strip where they are to
be set. If manure is available, apply
q moderate dressing before digging,
| As aN fruits require good deal of
potash, i'm esder to produce the best
crops rake in, after digging, gen.
! erousapplication of wood ash if they
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