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strawberry bed? Muriate of Potash and
South Carolina Rock.

4. Wanted, a quick growing vine for
a west porch? Gourd vine received
much favor for immediate shade

5. What do for a poor asparagus bed?
Manure heavily in the fall with barnyard
scrapings

6. Is fertilizer necessary for corn that
has been enriched? No

7. What time divide peonies? late fall and
make the ground rich.

8. How does Robert Miller raise strawberries
that beat California berries? Prepare the
ground, make very rich. Mulch with
straw.

9. What strawberry better than Excelsior
Michel's Early

10. How start Dahlias? Like potatoes, in
boxes of rich earth.

11. Two members set out strawberry plants
in May. They died in the very hot
weather. Should more be planted now?
No. Wait until August; run rows with
a potato plow, manure well, mulch with
straw then set out the plants.

In the gardens we were surprised