Pure-bred, highly productive plants, well prepared fertile soil,
thorough cultural methods and proper picking, packing and marketing of
the berries are the four essentials necessary to insure big crops and
big profits from strawberries.
Pure-bred, highly productive plants always can be depended upon to
produce big crops of fancy berries when the other essentials are
present.
Well prepared fertile soil is very essential because plants are
dependent upon the food elements supplied by the soil and the more
fertility the soil contains, the more material each plant has to draw
upon in building its crop.
Thorough cultivation serves to retain moisture, increases the activity
of the bacteria which convert the plant food into available form,
prevents weeds, and promotes heavy root development which in turn
increases the growth and productiveness of the plants.
The picking, packing and marketing of the berry crop is the last and one
of the most important steps in strawberry growing. Fancy berries can be
made to appear more attractive and inviting by proper picking and
packing, and by adding to their beauty and attractiveness, you will
create a greater demand and the berries will command higher prices.
The most successful strawberry growers put these essentials into
practice to the fullest extent.