The Grape 



Green's " Fruit-Grower " has to say on this 

 subject, and it strikes me as putting the whole 

 matter in a nutshell. 



The grape does very well in most soils, but 

 it seems to have more of a liking for a gravelly 

 loam than for a heavier soil. It likes liberal 

 applications of manure yearly, but my experi- 

 ence goes to show that it does not care to have 

 it worked very deeply into the soil. Spread 

 manure on the surface, cover it with a mulch, 

 and let the plants get the benefit from rains 

 which will extract its nutriment and carry it 

 down into the earth about their roots. I am 

 inclined to think that anything which disturbs 

 the roots of a grape interferes with its vigor, 

 temporarily at least, and that deep working of 

 the soil is not advisable. But this will not pre- 

 vent you from keeping the ground clean about 

 the plants. Allow not a weed to grow there. 



Train your plants on a wire trellis, spreading 

 the canes out horizontally, and tying them 

 well as soon as they are lifted from the ground 

 in spring. 



In fall, just before cold weather seems likely 

 to set in, cut the vines loose from their trellis, 

 and lay them flat on the ground, and cover 



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