Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
GROW YOUR OWN FRUIT.
By F. F. Rockwell, Horticultural Edi-
tor of Farm & Fireside

where they grew, with the bloom still
on them, and the full amount of sug
airy juice that Nature intended, still
in them?
Then you know that to have grapes
to perfection, you must grow you
own. Grapes that have ripened il
transit are lacking in the full, rea
flavor, or are soft and mushy. To have
them both ripe and firm and plump
and full of sugary sweetness-groW
your own.
And then-GRAPE JUICE!
There is no more delicious bever-
age. You can keep it "sweet"-just
grape juice; or you can make your
own light wine. 1t is simpler than
any other kind of Home brew you
can attempt-simpler and better.
Grapes Require Little Space
You may not have room for your
own fig-tree, but you surely have
q room for your own vine. You needn't
have room for row of grapes in the
garden, or even for a grape arbor;
you can grow them on trellises or ev-
en- against the house, as they make
splendid vines for shade.
Or use the Italian idea for a cool,
outdoor summer kitchen-merely
posts for the frame work; poles nail
ed to these; and grape-vines for the
walls and roof!
1 have seen excellent grapes grow
in abundance, year after year, on a
vine that served the double purpose
of shading the veranda, and supply
ing the table. The grapes are really
sdoo1 fhic cnTsf nf n a0O1hiT1 ofinr
because most of the vines should be
cut away every fall, and this gives
free play for the sun to enter during
the winter months, when it is want
ed.
Proper Pruning Means Luscious Fruit
With no plants it is more important
to give thorough pruning, if you want
quality fruit, than with your grapes.
And yet it is very easy to keep them
in good condition, because this prun-
ing can all be done at one time; and
done during the fall or winter when
you have little other garden work to
attend to. Pruning your vines to get
big, luscious grapes and lots of them,
is simple if you once understand the
general principle.
The Fruit is Borne on Wood Of the
Same Seasons Growth
In other words, the grapes you will j
pick next fall are borne on wood that
grows this spring and summer. Now {
if a grape vine is left to itself, after t
two or three years it becomes such S
tangled mass that it cannot begin to q
mature all the fruit it sets, and the S
result is the small and mal-fOrmed t
off IF tho nfhoVs | =,
hand, every branch or lateral is cut t
back each fall to within few inches O
of the main stem, or stems, then the S
new canes thrown out the following
year will have room to grow and a S
chance to develop fine fruit. You can s
cut away fOur-fifths of your grape s.
vines, in the fall, without hurting s.
hem a particle. a
Some Good Varieties h
In regard to varieties, as 1 made =
,lain in the first of these articles, it =,
S well to buy only of some thorough =,
Y reliable nursery firm, and to be o.
,uided largely by their advice as to "
he sorts adapted to your Special To- IN
ality. In most sections of the cOun- ~
ry, however, any of the following va No
ieties may be depended upon. And IN
AIKEN together,-(three to half dOz- ts
n varieties of each,) they will give of
on a long succession of delicious hr
rapes. of
BLACK varieties: Campbells Early, VII
-hich is far superior to the old Con-
ord; and Worden. RED: Lindley, rv
and very sweet; and tn
one of the most popular of in
II. WHITE: Diamond and Niagara. nd
tark Delicious and CacO (CataWba- So
oncord) are two newer red sorts that
ave won great favor POcklingtOn, Dit
ght golden colored sort, is not so ne
ell known as most of the above, but ge
especially fine for the home garden, be
II the table. otl
To get any of these in perfect exI
inches, for table use, the simplest thi
Id surest method is to "bag" the
inches, as soon as the fruit is the lin
re of small peas. Wire paper bags, ths
ade especially for the purpose, may SUI
bought from most seed and supply a
,uses. mo
ne Secret of Growing Good CurrantS Z
Currants are like grapes in that ear
running is a most important part
their culture. They are so easy to
ow, that every home garden should
We its supply, even if there is room
r only one variety, such as Perfec-
N, a bright red sort. White grape J
d Black Champion may be added if day
ace permits. N
Currants will thrive in any good tan
il; in fact, they are so hardy that N
~ will survive under continued ne the
,ct. But for really fine fruit, prune M
t the OLD wood, that has borne sun
zee or four crops and enough of M
! new wood to leave the bushes a n
en- and uncrowded. This will give eVel
lit TWO OR THREE TIMES the M
e of that which grows on bushes and
to themselves. If the currant Seal
rm puts in an appearance, he can M
controlled by busting just as soon wee
the little worms are noticed, with Wor
ibore powder. "
also require very free sect
ming, not only to increase the size coue
the fruit, but to keep the plants so Ell
N that sun and wind may freely tertf
Ike all parts of it, and thus de- day.
ase the danger of mildew. Some OF Ii
American sorts, such as JOsselyn mlnt
Downing. are resistant to the hom
dew, but the English varieties, like Mrs.
toria, are safer to plant where mil MI
r is not prevalent. WLltl
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