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after the tops are dead burn them
between the rows: plant the rows 7 feet
apart. set the plants a few inches deep
and hill up later in cultivating.

The plan seventy years ago was
to dig a trench three feet deep put
in stones for drainage and fill up
with manure and good garden soil
If you missed planting in the spring
would it be well to plant in the fall?
No, Saul says any fleshy roots
should be planted in the spring

How thin raspberries? Cut out all the
canes which have borne fruit and
leave from 3 to 6 of the young canes
for next years fruit. A good mulch
is a great advantage

What remedy for an insect which
is cutting the leaves of the Ash trees?
Dig around the roots for beetles

Would it be good for rose bushes which
have not done well, to mulch heavily
now? It would be better to apply bone
dust.
How often during the summer
plow the strawberyy beds? often enough
to keep them clean.