[Illustration: Dr. Burrill
_The Million Dollar Strawberry_]
In setting plants, make a small “V” shaped opening in the soil, place
the roots straight down into this opening holding the crown slightly
above ground level and press the soil firmly against the roots.
Kellogg’s All-Metal Corrugated One-Piece Dibble (see page 63) is an
ideal tool for setting plants or an ordinary spade will answer the
purpose. With a dibble, the setting can be done by one person while it
requires two persons if a spade is used. One makes the opening with the
spade and presses the soil against the roots and the other places the
plant into the opening.
It is a very simple matter to set strawberry plants. Simply use the same
judgment as in setting vegetable or flower plants.