Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-11-19
MuIChlng Grapes.


"F. g." a correspondent Of tho
Rural World, among other good things
said in regard to mulching the grape,
says: d
The best mulch can give seem 10
be the .weediness OF the garden. Last
fall dressed the ground Of q Clinton
grape vine, Of some eight years stand
ing, with, principally, the tops Of
beets. This formed bed Of several
! feet around the vine, and Of some SIX
/ inches in thickness. This covered
with several bushes Of leaves. The
whole sprinkled over with ground
so as to pack it somewhat, and prevent
the wind from taking the leaves away.
This spring the ground was level. and
there was but a thin stratum Of leaves
and rOOt-tOps. It seemed but q tFiflss
but as have had experience 10 these
trities before, Itrusted TO il. The vine
is growing beyond precedent-not,
mind you, in leaves and wood, but in
clusters. 1t is kept pruned close,
pinched at the last cluster, and az
else is removed, except whatshoots are
wanted for next years fruit. These
shoots are growing finely-but not
better probably than at other years.
The fruit is better, decidedly. The
clusters are very large, well spresd-,
which is a lack in the Clinton-and
bids fair to Out-dO everything Of its
kind. The punches are all Of q size,
and all shOldered-a quality which ~
not gen orally attributed TO this sort.
was led to this more particularly
by similar effect upon q vine last
year. This was an Isabella, and never
did anything till treated, accidentally,
in this way. 1t had also been neglec-
ted up to this time. But the difference
was all difference. There had been
but few clusters, not exceeding half
dOZen-and the vine was IS many
years old. But a heap Of refuse was
piled around it, that and the year BE-
fOre-killing probably one vine, Rs
there was too much of it-Rnd served
as a mulch and q manure az the same
time, and vegetable manure, which
for years has seemed favorable % me
for fruit, especially quality. The vine
this (past) year, pruned, and manured
and mulched-the ground itself being
rich-prOduced one of the largest erOps
Of fruit have ever seen, reminding
me Of the vineyards at Herman. This
was in New York. The vine bore too
much-and it ripened its fruit-large,
rich, luscious punches, which the lady
of the house would not permit to be
lessened at the time Of thinning, tho
they were somewhat, but not enough,
il seems, TO save the vine.
There was not that growth Of wood
which other manures or tOp-dressings
would have produced, as the vine had
but lite wood grown, and that Of an
unripe, sickly appearance.
The growth of my present vine, Of
which have the care, is all that one
could wish. have extended the ex-
pertinent by mulching others-eOm-
mencing two or three weeks ago. OF
course there is no effect as yet--thoi
as mulch it answers q good purpose
in the drouth we are having. Some
six or eight vines are thus receiving
the refuse with always 3 little soil)
of fat garden. I shall report In due
time.
Meantime, the weddings Of q gar
| den sOuld never be wasted nor any
green stuff. whether weeds, or grass,
or what not. Apply as mulch apply
green, and cover slightly with soil, or
not, as you please. A little vegetable
element goes q great ways, and has 8
good influence upon quality" FIG.