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March 14, 1894
The Forest Republican
Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania
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Professor W. R. Lazenby presents key suggestions for strawberry growers to the Ohio Horticultural Society, emphasizing profitable varieties, pistillate flowers, pollination, frost resistance, maturity timing, foliage health, winter protection, and leaf blight control using Bordeaux mixture.
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Strawberry Culture.
Professor W. R. Lazenby, before the Ohio Horticultural Society, presented the following summary of suggestions to be kept in mind by strawberry growers:
The most profitable varieties for the commercial grower are those not easily influenced by differences in soil and climate. Those which succeed well on wide areas are usually better than those which have a mere local reputation.
Pistillate varieties, when properly fertilized, are more productive than the sorts with perfect flowers.
The value of a variety for fertilizing pistillate flowers does not depend so much upon the amount as upon the potency of its pollen.
The flowers of pistillate varieties are less liable to be injured by frost than the flowers of perfect varieties.
Varieties that are neither very early nor very late in point of maturity are the most productive and have the longest fruiting season.
As a rule varieties that have the most vigorous and healthy foliage are the least productive, while those with a weaker growth of foliage and a greater susceptibility to leaf blight are usually the more prolific.
Winter protection may be dispensed with upon well-drained soils, but appears to be a necessity upon heavier ones.
The leaf blight may be checked by using the Bordeaux mixture, beginning just as soon as the leaves appear, and continuing the application every few weeks throughout the season.
Professor W. R. Lazenby, before the Ohio Horticultural Society, presented the following summary of suggestions to be kept in mind by strawberry growers:
The most profitable varieties for the commercial grower are those not easily influenced by differences in soil and climate. Those which succeed well on wide areas are usually better than those which have a mere local reputation.
Pistillate varieties, when properly fertilized, are more productive than the sorts with perfect flowers.
The value of a variety for fertilizing pistillate flowers does not depend so much upon the amount as upon the potency of its pollen.
The flowers of pistillate varieties are less liable to be injured by frost than the flowers of perfect varieties.
Varieties that are neither very early nor very late in point of maturity are the most productive and have the longest fruiting season.
As a rule varieties that have the most vigorous and healthy foliage are the least productive, while those with a weaker growth of foliage and a greater susceptibility to leaf blight are usually the more prolific.
Winter protection may be dispensed with upon well-drained soils, but appears to be a necessity upon heavier ones.
The leaf blight may be checked by using the Bordeaux mixture, beginning just as soon as the leaves appear, and continuing the application every few weeks throughout the season.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agricultural Advice
Horticultural Guide
What keywords are associated?
Strawberry Culture
Pistillate Varieties
Pollen Potency
Frost Resistance
Maturity Timing
Foliage Health
Winter Protection
Leaf Blight
Bordeaux Mixture
What entities or persons were involved?
Professor W. R. Lazenby
Ohio Horticultural Society
Where did it happen?
Ohio
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Key Persons
Professor W. R. Lazenby
Ohio Horticultural Society
Location
Ohio
Story Details
Summary of suggestions for strawberry growers: select adaptable varieties; use pistillate for productivity; potent pollen for fertilization; pistillate flowers frost-resistant; mid-season varieties most productive; vigorous foliage less productive; winter protection needed on heavy soils; Bordeaux mixture for leaf blight.