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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
20
All America Selections bronze medal winner Polka Dot ground cover is an easy annual plant. It forms a two foot mat with three inch upright stems, thrives in sun or light shade, and tolerates any soil. The white flowers with red eyes appear atop glossy dark green foliage, ideal for window boxes, rock gardens, edging, and temporary ground coverage for a year.
Fine lawn grasses offer more than beauty they filter dust shelter muddy feet and humidify hot air. They cool surroundings through transpiration shade soil insulate against freezing protect against erosion and help oxygen levels while serving as a natural hygienic deodorizer and habitat for microorganisms.
Berkshire Gardener outlines home growing of small fruits like strawberries and raspberries. It covers site selection, soil prep, timing, and care, noting birds as a major challenge and advising June-bearing strawberries Midland Redglow Midway Catskill Fletcher Sparkle over ever-bearing types for reliable harvests. Raspberries offer 12 to 15 years of production from a 50 foot row, with careful moisture and nitrogen needs and varieties Milton Milton and Fallred among top picks.
The article explains soil preparation starting with turning, breaking clods with a rake, and sizing particles to match seeds. It emphasizes loosening for root growth, final leveling with rake tines, and preventing uneven drying. It notes tiny seeds like petunias need moisture from closely contacting soil particles.
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