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September 8, 1860
New Hampshire Journal Of Agriculture
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Advice on optimal timing and methods for setting strawberry plants, including spacing for rows or hills, soil preparation with manure, deeper planting to prevent frost heaving, and winter covering with litter over poles for air circulation.
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SETTING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.—This is
a good time to do it, and at any time in
September. Some prefer to set in August,
while others contend that September is just
as good a time as earlier.
The rows, for garden culture, should be
two and a half or three feet apart, and the
plants a foot apart in the rows.
If set in hills, let them be 18 inches or 2
feet apart, with a single plant in a hill.
Prepare the ground by spading 12 to 15
inches deep, and pulverize the soil well; and
if it be poor, a good dressing of well-rotted
manure should be spread upon it, before it is
spaded. This is all the preparation required.
The plants should be set a little deeper in
the soil than they naturally grow, so as not
to be so liable to be thrown out by winter
frosts.
If the plot be small, we recommend it to
be covered in the winter, with any coarse litter,
first laying down some poles, or strips
of boards, to allow a little air to circulate
under the covering, or there would be danger
of smothering the plants.
a good time to do it, and at any time in
September. Some prefer to set in August,
while others contend that September is just
as good a time as earlier.
The rows, for garden culture, should be
two and a half or three feet apart, and the
plants a foot apart in the rows.
If set in hills, let them be 18 inches or 2
feet apart, with a single plant in a hill.
Prepare the ground by spading 12 to 15
inches deep, and pulverize the soil well; and
if it be poor, a good dressing of well-rotted
manure should be spread upon it, before it is
spaded. This is all the preparation required.
The plants should be set a little deeper in
the soil than they naturally grow, so as not
to be so liable to be thrown out by winter
frosts.
If the plot be small, we recommend it to
be covered in the winter, with any coarse litter,
first laying down some poles, or strips
of boards, to allow a little air to circulate
under the covering, or there would be danger
of smothering the plants.
What sub-type of article is it?
Gardening Advice
Agricultural Instruction
What keywords are associated?
Strawberry Planting
Garden Rows
Soil Preparation
Winter Covering
Manure Dressing
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Story Details
Instructions for planting strawberry plants in August or September, with row spacing of 2.5-3 feet and plants 1 foot apart, or hills 18 inches to 2 feet apart; prepare soil by deep spading and adding manure if poor; plant deeper to avoid frost; cover small plots in winter with litter over poles for ventilation.