GROW THE BEST STRAWBERRIES by Riotte, Louise - 1977

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1977. 31 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-1. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings. The Chapters are: Grow the Best Strawberries; Nutritious Too; How They Grow; Varieties; Northern; Southern; Effect of Temperature; Flavor; Firmness; Frost Injury; Home Garden Varieties; Getting Your Stock; Caring for Your Planting Stock; Locating Your Planting; Soil Requirements; Preparing the Soil; Insect Controls; Green Manures; When to Plant; Composting; How to Plant; Faster Planting; Training Systems; Hill System; Spaced Matted Row System; Matted Row System; To Thin and Space; Cultivating; Remove Those Blossoms; Mulching; Fertilizing; Geese Weed Out Grass; Irrigating; Protection Against Winterkill; Spring Frost Control; Harvesting; Renewing the Strawberry Bed; Other Ways of Growing; The Window Box; Flower Pots; Walls and Trellises; The Combination Patch; Diseases and Pests; Virus Diseases; Fruit Rot; Root Diseases; Insects; Crown Diseases; Root Knot Nematodes; Sting Nematodes; Freezing Strawberries; Recipes: Heavenly Hash; Strawberry Nectar; Fresh Strawberry Whip; Fresh Strawberry Pie; and Just Strawberries.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.