. Biggle berry book; small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 93 Cultivation. —The roots run close to the surface, so beware of cultivating deeply ; but regular, light stirrings of the soil until August are beneficial. Some growers cultivate the ground several times in the spring and early summer, and then mulch the surface during the balance of the year ; this is a good hint for the small gardener. Pruning and Pests.—These fruits are usually grown and trained in bush form, and shoots from the base are utilized to renew the
. Biggle berry book; small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 93 Cultivation. —The roots run close to the surface, so beware of cultivating deeply ; but regular, light stirrings of the soil until August are beneficial. Some growers cultivate the ground several times in the spring and early summer, and then mulch the surface during the balance of the year ; this is a good hint for the small gardener. Pruning and Pests.—These fruits are usually grown and trained in bush form, and shoots from the base are utilized to renew the top gradually. Pruning consists of cutting out weak or superfluous new shoots, and old ones which have outHved their usefulness or which have become diseased or infested with borers. But never cut out too many old stalks at once, for the bulk of the fruit is produced on such wood. Stalks may be left until about three years old — which is often the limit of their useful- ness. All shoots, old or new, may be cut back, as de- sired, to make the bushes more com- pact and symmetri- cal, and the fruit larger. In other words, thin out. cut. PULL WEEDS BY HAND THAT CAN T BI REACHED WITH THE HOE. 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 may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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