. American grape growing and wine making. .Mark your ground, laving it off with a line, and put asmall stake where each plant is to be. A very conveni- 84 ameeica:n geape growing ent plan is to tie a string, or ^^iece of bark, into your lineat the j)roper distance for each plant, then you have aneven measure every time. Dig a hole, 8 or 10 inchesdeep, as shown in figure 16, in a slanting direction, rais-ing a small mound of well pulverized earth in the center; then, having pruned yourplant, as in figure 15, withits tops and roots shorten-ed-in, as shown by the dot-ted lines, lay it in, resting
. American grape growing and wine making. .Mark your ground, laving it off with a line, and put asmall stake where each plant is to be. A very conveni- 84 ameeica:n geape growing ent plan is to tie a string, or ^^iece of bark, into your lineat the j)roper distance for each plant, then you have aneven measure every time. Dig a hole, 8 or 10 inchesdeep, as shown in figure 16, in a slanting direction, rais-ing a small mound of well pulverized earth in the center; then, having pruned yourplant, as in figure 15, withits tops and roots shorten-ed-in, as shown by the dot-ted lines, lay it in, restingthe lower end on themound of earth; spreadout its roots evenly to allsides, and then fill in withwell pulverized earth, leav-ing the upper bud abovethe ground. When planted in fall, raise a small moundaround each vine, so as to drain off the water, and throwa handful of mulch on top of the vines, to protect the work should be done when the ground is in goodcondition, and dry and mellow enough to be worked inwell among the o;. 16.—PLANTING THE VINE. CHAPTER XVII. TREATMENT OF THE VINE THE FHIST SUMMER. The first summer after planting, nothing is necessarybut to keep the ground loose and mellow and free fromweeds, stirring it freely with hoe, rake, and plow, when-ever necessary, but never when the ground is the vines grow^ strong, they may be tied to thesmall stakes, to elevate them somewhat above the but one shoot to grow, rubbing off all others as AXD WIXE MAKIis^G. 85 they appear, but allow all the laterals to grow on thisshoot, as it will make it short-jointed and stocky. In the fall, prune the young vine back to three buds, ifit has grown well ; to one or two, if it is small. A fairgrowth for the first season, is from 3 to 4 feet. Duringthe winter, trellises should be provided, as this is themost conyenient and the cheapest method of training ;and we expect our vines to grow from 10 to 15 feet thecoming summer. Procure good posts, 7
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