Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-02-24
Training Grape.Yincs.

The form OF trelliS or other supports
for grape-vines depends on the mode of
training to be adopted. The Thomery,
Guyot and other systems of training en-
ploycd each has its merits and advo-
Gates, so it matters little, perhaps, which
of these well-known methods be fol-
lowed, provided the principle of pro-
duction is rendered, i. c., that the
grapevine bears its fruit on shoots of
the current year produced from eyes in
the previous years wood. A supply of
young wood must be kept up whenever
it is desired to produce fruit. 1t ought
also to be borne in mind that the ten
dency of sap is towards the extreme
shoot or end, and any system of train
ing that encourages this tendency will
soon render useless the buds nearest the
crown. In the management of the
grapevine, therefore, summer pruning
is also necessity, for vine left from
one annual pruning to another to run
rampant produces quantity Of useless
wood to the detrment of the bearing
shoots of the following year. By sum-
mer pruning is meant the punching back
of the ends of shoots and the rubbing off
of superlluous buds.
In some sections what is termed the re-
newal system is practiced. This consists
in annually cutting away all the wood
of two years old or more. In many
vineyards the vines are trained TO
stakes. Sometimes two stakes are en-
ploycd, on one of which two canes of
the previous years growth are tied
spirally and on the other the new shoots
are supported.
A favorite support for grape-vines
grown in gardens is 'trellis made by
setting wooden posts, from which are
stretched horizontal lines of wire.
George Husmann, whose experience
has proven that the additional cost of
trcllis will be more than paid by the
larger and better crop the first bearing
season, advises that trelliscs be pre-
pared as follows: Procure posts seven
feet long and three to four inches in di-
ameter, of red cedar, Usage orange,
mulberry, black locust or post-oak
Char the lower ends slightly or dip
them in coal-tar to make them more
durable. Make holes with u post
auger, placing the first post in each row
about four feet outside the last vine and
parallel with the row. Set the second
DOSl lllltNhN DtbNctll lllt SCtOutt anu
third vines, and so on, so that two vines
always occupy the space between two
posts. I . ll'r
Make the holes two feet deep and set
the posts firmly, pounding down the
ground around them. Brace the end
post firmly by driving in short stake
four feet from the last post, fastening II
wire to the top Of the post and drawing
itdown and around the stake. Procure
No. II wire; bore holes with half
inch augcr through the end post, one
near the top of the post and one or two
others, rs you wish TO make trells of
two or three wires, If the trclis is to
be of only two wires, make the next
hole two feet below the upper one; if
three wires, twenty inches below.
Fastcn the wire TO the post at one
end, drawing it along the line and pass
it through the hole in the end of the
post. Have ready pieces of one-inch
foot long, with hole bored through
the center. Draw the wire also through
this, and then by turning the board.
one can, in wrapping the wire around
II, tighten it at pleasure and also loosen
it, which may be done in the fall to re-
lieye the strain when the cold contracts
the wire. Next, the wire may be fast
ened to the intermediate posts by small
staples, manufactured for the purpose
and for sale at all hardware stores. If
the vineyard slopes TO the south and the
rows run parallel with the hillside, Mr..
Husmann fastens on the south side; If
TO the east, he fastens TO the east side.
Tasteful arbors may be made over
walks by training the grape-vines over
the woodwork or wire frame in the
same manner as on rtrellis. In gar
dcns Ingenious growers conceive other
plans adapted to their special require
Inents Tho main point to be kept in
tiew, whether training the vines by any
OF the modes suggested or others that
might be suggested, is TO provide for
tie foliage u free, open exposure to the
sun. ANY system that does not secure
this will fall TO a greater OF less extent
AN Y, World
Y 81