The only remedy is to dig out the
larvae and kill them. If you find a plant wilting without apparent
cause, you may be sure that a grub is feeding on the roots. The
strawberry plant is comparatively free from insect enemies and
disease, and rarely disappoints any one who gives it a tithe of
the attention it deserves.
There are many points in connection with this fruit which, in a
small treatise like this, must be merely touched upon or omitted
altogether. I may refer those who wish to study the subject more
thoroughly to my work, "Success with Small Fruits."
CHAPTER VIII
THE KITCHEN-GARDEN
The garden should be open to the sky, and as far as possible
unshaded by adjacent trees from the morning and afternoon sun. It
is even more essential that the trees be not so near that their
voracious roots can make their way to the rich loam of the garden.
Now for the soil. We should naturally suppose that that of Eden
was a deep sandy loam, with not too porous a subsoil. As we have
already seen again and again, such a soil appears to be the
laboratory in which we can assist Nature to develop her best
products. But Nature has a profound respect for skill, and when
she recognizes it, "lends a hand" in securing excellent crops from
almost drifting sand or stubborn clay. She has even assisted the
Hollander in wresting from the ocean one of the gardens of the
world.
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