The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-15
The Planting and Care Of Grapes

= RAPE vines can readily be grown from
sced, but rs they do not como true from
seed this method OF propagation IL sell
dom employed and only when II Is proposed
TO rear new varieties. The ylpes arc usually
grown from cuttings. ThesdESre mnde in the
late fall winter from the mature wood OF
tho last seasons growth, The cuttings are
made from SIX TO twelve inches long. Some
prefer three joint cutting. but this Is too
long to be- handled economically In long
pointed vines. The cut at the base OF each
cutting should be made Just below the node
The cuttings should be made soon as the
wood is cut from the vine and placed I'm
moist earth snwdust, out OF the reach OF
frost. but In n cool place, until spring. Tho
best practice is to bury the cuttings In we'll
drained soil, covering them with about six
inches Of loose soil. They should be kept In
their winter storage until the trees and vines
have started well into growth They aro
then taken up and placed In the nursery row.
III the cuttings contain three buds they arc
placed so that the top bud will bo just above
the ground; II the cuttings have but two
buds they are placed with the top bud At
or little below the surface of the soil The
soil is well flTmcd around the cutting to keep
it moist and TO give the roots the best ,oppor-
tunity to grow, Tho cuttings are set from
ten TO eighteen inches apart In the Tho
rows are about four feet apart The soil
should be rich and In a high state OF culu
walton, The age OF the plants dates from
the time the cuttings set. They are COM
monty cultivated in the nursery until they
are two years old. when they are ready to
be transplanted to the vineyard.
Good. strong plants cnn be started from
layers of the ripe wood. TO start plants In
this way the strongest canes should be Sc
lccted and bent to the ground In the spring
and covered with soil, The vines win send
up n new plant at every bud and If strong
nj 10 irah II fc hos all
but one bud each layer. The plants should
be separated from the parent vine In the fall
and transDlanted either to the nursery or TO
tho vineyard
Some varieties do not start well from cut
ungs- These may be grated on cuttings or
roots OF other varieties and grown with entire
success II Is usually best to leave the work
of grating to the nurserymcn.
Vineyard lands should be In good cultiva-
tion before the plants are set. Bad weeds
can be eradicatcd moro easily while the land
Is planted TO annual crops than after 1t is set
In vineyard and every precaution should be
taken to see that it is free from such Coarse
trash and litter should be removed and not
plowed under. that the soil will be in II
uniformly fine condition. 1t Is best IL the
land bs ploYed carly In the fall before the
vines are set Tho land should bo cropped
for several years before being set to n vine
yard In order that a good deep bed may be-
ready to receive the plants.
Some land does not contain much vege-
table matter. hence 1t bakes and crusts badly
and does not retain moisture as we'll as IL
should This defect should be corrected as
much as possible before permanent planting
is done. Tho best treatment for such land
Is to add large quantities of barnyard ma
nure and turn under green crops This work
should be well done In order 10 give the
vines n good start After the vineyard SO
started the manurinC will be rather a Diff
cult process and usually shallow cultivation