Introduction to Strawberries - Growing Strawberries for Pleasure and Profit
Introduction
Strawberries, especially the Woodland strawberries are supposed to have originated in Europe, because references to these sweet delicious berries have been found in ancient Roman classical cuisine. They were also used by the Romans to cure a number of ailments related to the skin. Crushed strawberries were placed under ashes and skin problems in order to clear and cure the skin ailment and to make it smooth and glowing again. The plant was also used to treat depression.
Strawberry growers of the early Victorian days used to take a great delight in digging up large coppices in the wood lands. These lands were rich in natural fertilizer, especially organic fertilizer, humus, and a well fertilized soil too. These lands were then allowed to be overrun with strawberries.
When people got to know in the medieval ages that all you had to do was go into the woods, cut some strawberry runners and plant them in your plot of land, and they would grow and bear fruit, this fruit began to be more and more popular both with gardeners and with farmers.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Soil Classification
- Soil series
- Soil Type
- Soil Class
- Mineral Soils
- Sandy Soils
- Sandy Loams
- Loam Soils
- Silt Loams
- Clay Loam
- Peat Soils and Muck
- Characteristics of Muck Soil
- Importance of Muck Soil
- Soil Preparation
- Tillage
- Drainage
- Subsiding of the Soil
- Plowing
- Fall Plowing
- Harrowing and Disking
- Dragging and Rolling
- Conclusion
- Author Bio
- Publisher
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