The Globe-republican., 1890-07-30
FRUIT CULTURE.
How to Grow Luscious Grapes for Horn

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How to Grow Luscious Grapes for Horne
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During the first season grow one strong
cane from the plant with no pinching or
pruning whatever in the summer, except
| to remove such extra sprouts as mayssart
around the vine at the surface Of the
ground and all fruit stems which NAV
form. When the seasons growth has
passed and the leaves have fallen
trim away the entire growth above the
second weli-developed bud on the new
growth. which is usually about one foot
from the base where the cane started.
Just before the ground freezes bend il
in the direction which the vine natural.
ly leans and cover entire with three or
four inches Of earth for winter prOtec-
ton. A crop Of beans may be grown the
first and second years without INJURY,
and sometimes when cut worms are
Corn or potatoes are better than weeds.
The first operation Of the second year is
to remove the covering and lift the
vines, when all danger Of spring frostis
past. Handle with care and tie to stakes
with bagging Irvine. The stakes may
be of any cheap wood that will last two
years. and five to six feet high. Plow
at once with one horse three or four
inches deep as near the row as possible
to cut the surface roots, throwing the
earth away from the vines. Afterwards.
cultivate clean.
This season allow two canes to grow.
one of which may be stopped at three
and the other at six feet from the base
by pinching the end bud. Check all
lateralS in the same way after one leaf
has formed until August 1, then let
them alone until the wood has, ripened
and the leaves have fallen. In Novem-
Der the fall pruning should be doae by
cutting all lateralS and shortening the
stronger cane to about four feet and the
reserve cane to two buds. Two or three
punches of fruit may be ripened this
year.
/ During the third season follow the
same directions as previously given for
taking up. tying to stakes, blowing,
clean cultivation and covering. In
prDning carry the leaders forward to
aboUt double their previous length; re-
move all feeble or secondary sprouts as
soon as they start and pinch the later
ais freely but never cut away the foli-
age or full grown leaves. Much injury
is-often done in tn is way and it should
not be tolerated Pinching the end bud
is the true Nay for summer pruning.
Yet no arbitrary rule can be given. for
no, two vines and no two varieties are
alike in growth and needed require
ments, The good Judgment of the
grower with some general suggestions.
WILDE the best guide from this time on.
One general rule should apply: When
the trellis rs covered with vines the fall
triTnmiD@ should leave nothing but
fruit buds. these well distributed along
the vines, and only in such quantities
as the age an3 viGOr of the root will
bear. The form of trellis to be covered,
the ideal vine to be grown, the variety
of grape under cultiva ton. and it's liza
bility to- disease, all have an important
influence on the treatment required.
Always have An ideal vineyard in mind,
and leep the vines as perfect as pos
sible:. This may be done by permitting
the strong and vigorous vines to ripen
fall. crop OF fruit. while the vigor OF
the weaker is Increased by thinning to
fe.-v penfeev punches. Mover permit
the vine TO- overbear: it will impair it's
vitality, retsrd its growth and damage
the succeeding crop Tire grower
should be prudent in limiting it's pro-
ducJiye 'oapacity. The formation of seed
is thS most exhaustive function of plant
life, SO, a. few large. compact, we'll
formed burches. weighing ten to twenty
pounds, ara- much less injurious to the
vine than the SaE9e amount in small,
inferior fruit.-Arehie n. Wilcox, in
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