. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit culture. 304 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM Any vines which have made a strong growth and possess at least one cane of which sufficient length is well ripened may be pruned for tying up. All the canes are removed entirely, except the strongest, and this is cut back to 10, 15, or 18 inches, according to the height at which it is intended to head the vine (see Fig. 2, a). The top cut is made through a bud, just as in making cuttings. This will facilitate tying up and insure the healthy growth of the top bud. Sometimes, even when the vine
. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit culture. 304 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM Any vines which have made a strong growth and possess at least one cane of which sufficient length is well ripened may be pruned for tying up. All the canes are removed entirely, except the strongest, and this is cut back to 10, 15, or 18 inches, according to the height at which it is intended to head the vine (see Fig. 2, a). The top cut is made through a bud, just as in making cuttings. This will facilitate tying up and insure the healthy growth of the top bud. Sometimes, even when the vine has made sufficient growth, the canes are prostrate or crooked and none can be tied up straight to the stake. In this case the vine must be pruned like a weak vine—that is, thinned to one cane and this cane cut back to two Fig. 2. Treatment of an average vine during the third season or of a vigorous vine during the second. a. Vine pruned to one cane and tied to stake. b. Removal of sucker (S) and lower shoots (W) in spring. c. Vine in summer at time of pinching. In no case should tzvo canes of any length be left, and in all cases where it is impossible to obtain the full length of well-ripened wood for tying up, the cane should be cut back to two buds. It is very bad prac- tice to leave some of the canes of intermediate length, as this causes the vines to head out at various heights and produces an irregularity of shape which can never be remedied and which interferes with regular pruning, cultivation and other vineyard work. The idea to be kept in mind is to cut back each winter nearly to the ground—that is, to two buds—until a cane is produced with a length of well-ripened wood and good buds equal to the height at which the vine is to be headed. It is very important that this cane should be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations
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