. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Raspberry Field in the Puyallup, Wash., District width between rows will be frequently cultivated and kept free from runners. Raspberries, Blackberries and Logan- berries are usually trained on a trellis by the beginning of the second season of growth. The last of February or early March is a good time for training. There are several methods or systems of trellising, but only a few of the more common ones will be described in this article. The number of fruiting canes to al- low in each hill will depend on the type of berry, individual plant, and system of traini
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Raspberry Field in the Puyallup, Wash., District width between rows will be frequently cultivated and kept free from runners. Raspberries, Blackberries and Logan- berries are usually trained on a trellis by the beginning of the second season of growth. The last of February or early March is a good time for training. There are several methods or systems of trellising, but only a few of the more common ones will be described in this article. The number of fruiting canes to al- low in each hill will depend on the type of berry, individual plant, and system of training. In general, the number for raspberries is 5 to 8, loganberries 10 to 14 and evergreen blackberries 8 to 12. The weakest canes are removed entire- ly. Most growers cut back the lateral growth on the fruiting canes of ever greens either entirely or to a short stub. This is not so important with loganber- ries as the lateral growth is shorter. Lateral growth of raspberries is re- moved entirely. The tips of the canes of adjoining plants of logans and ever- RASPBERRY canes are usually sup- ported and held in place by a trel- lis of two or more lines of number 12 or 14 "wire. Sometimes the wires are strung on cross pieces of 1 by 4 or 2 by 4 lumber nailed to upright posts but often they are fastened with sta- ples to the sides of the posts. Seven- foot posts are commonly used set two feet in the ground and 30 to 35 feet apart. It is important to have the posts set firmly in the ground. The hole should be large enough to receive the post and allow room for tamping soil on each side. Tamping should begin after the first shovelful of soil is placed in the hole and it shoud be continued until the hole is filled and the post firm- ly set. Weaving System BY the weaving system the fruiting canes are bent over and woven to the trellis either on one or both sides. The wire for these canes are strung at at about 54 inches from the ground. Wires are also placed at a height of 24 or 30
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