t University of Kentucky--College of Agriculture
EXTENSION DIVISION
THOMAS P. COOPER, Dean and Director
Circular No. 238 July, 1930
Published in connection with the agricultural extension work carried
on by cooperation of the College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky,
with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and distributed in further-
' since of the work provided for in the Act of Congress of May 8, 1914.
I Strawberries For The Garden
By A. J. OLN EY
U The strawberry is a delicious fruit and should be grown generally
_ in home gardens. It is the first of the summer fruits to ripen and
thereby furnishes variety foi· the table when the supply of other fruits
is limited. The average yield of a matted row 300 feet long is about
50 quarts, but 125 quarts is not unusual if the patch is given good care.
I A planting of this size should meet the requirements of the average
` family.
SOILS AND FERTILIZERS
 J Strawberries succeed on a variety of soils. Loarns which are well
 y supplied with organic matter are preferred. Usually strawberries do
best following tobacco or other cultivated crops. Sod land may harbor
I cutworms and the white grub; therefore it should be avoided.
~ Most soils are improved by stable manure applied at the rate of a
half-ton to 1,000 square feet, supplemented by 15 pounds of 16% super-
I. Dhosphate. However, garden soils which have been manured regularly
for several years may be so rich that top growth is made at the ex-
. pense of fruitfulness. Such soils are benefited by an application of
5 Sllperpliospliate only. _
PLANTS
A Large,{vigo1·ous plants which have not borne a crop of fruit should
be used. Such plants make early runners and the plants from these
; are more productive than those formed late. The surest way to secure
A S00d plants is to raise them. A row 10 feet long should furnish about
200 plants from runners for setting a year later. Some varieties pro-
» duce more runner plants than others.