. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. covered, without sacrificing fruit best quality and yield is produced on well pruned cannot be continuously covered with vines in close pruningsystems. Cultivation.—The annual care of the soil where crops are growingis important. There should be clean cultivation at least during thefirst half of the season and no large growth of weeds or cover cropshould
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. covered, without sacrificing fruit best quality and yield is produced on well pruned cannot be continuously covered with vines in close pruningsystems. Cultivation.—The annual care of the soil where crops are growingis important. There should be clean cultivation at least during thefirst half of the season and no large growth of weeds or cover cropshould be allowed to form under the vines until the picking seasonis over. Rye, vetch (Fig. 176), crimson clover or some other cropmay be sown about the middle of July or the first of August toform a carpet under the vines and remain during the fall, winterand early spring. PICKING GRAPES 245 Fertilizing.—The grape vine will not need heavy applications offertilizer except on very light soils. The first year the vines are setthey should have liberal applications of barnyard manure. If commercial fertilizer is used it should contain a little nitrogenand a large percentage of both phosphate and potash. For soils. Fig. 170.—The modified Munson system of pruning grape vines. See the new fruitingshoots supported by the two upper wires and cross arms, shown in figure below. needing heavy applications of commercial fertilizer, a good formulawould be three per cent nitrogen, six or eight per cent acid phos-phate, and four to six per cent potash. Picking Grapes.—For home use pick grapes in strong baskets ortrays with rigid handles. Spread a paper in the bottom and do
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