June 

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THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



now, as they will have formed rough leaves. Any time 

 after that stage has been reached, they may be pricked 

 off three inches apart in other boxes, or, if 3-inch pots 

 are available, singly in these. 



Fruit 



Grape Vines. — With the increased sun heat, the 

 temperature of vineries will run up to 85° or 90°, and 



artificial means of heat- 

 ing will be required no 

 longer. It does not 

 matter how high the 

 temperature rises so long 

 as the ventilators are 

 managed properly, and 

 plenty of water is used 

 to prevent dryness. If 

 the grower cannot trust 

 himself to rise early in 

 the morning, he should 

 leave the ventilators open 

 an inch all night. It is 

 dangerous to leave a 

 house closed, even till 

 eight o'clock, on a sum- 

 mer morning, especially 

 after a spell of dull 

 weather, as air moisture 

 will have condensed on 



Fig. 39.— Thinning Grapes. 



a. Bunch unthinned. 



b. Bunch thinned, and berries swelling 



evenly. 



c. Point berries which must not be cut 



out. 



d. Side berries which must be cut off, as 



denoted by the dark cross lines. 



the berries, and if the sun comes out suddenly and 

 dries this up the berries will " scald." Grapes on Vines 

 that started without any artificial heat will now be at the 

 thinning stage, and should be attended to, 

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