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- Long grass around fruit trees will slow the establishment of young trees. Keep it well trimmed.
- Mulch raspberry and black currant bushes with well rotted manure or compost. Make sure you first water the soil around the area until it is quite moist.
- Remove runners from strawberries for more fruit production; or try the growth method below
- Plant new strawberries on top of old ones for a more productive crop. Allow the runners to cover the beds as thick as they can get. Later in fall cover them with about two or three inches of soil. The following spring you will be surprized at the strong production of foliage. The first year may be less productive than years to come.
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