PRACTICAL GARDENING 



shoots should be developed each year, so prune 

 only enough to keep the bush in shape, and to 

 allow sunshine and air to circulate freely 

 through the plant. Pruning is best done early 

 in the spring before the buds start. After 

 the bush has reached an age of from four to 

 six years, begin to cut out a few of the old 

 shoots and give the new and more vigorous ones 

 a chance. There should be from five to eight 

 bearing canes to each bush. 



After the berries have set, apply a mulch 

 of cow manure under the branches but not 

 close up to the stems of the plant. The rain 

 will free the plant food and the litter that is 

 left will serve as a mulch to help retain the 

 moisture during the dry or ripening season. 

 Cultivation should stop from flowering time 

 until the berries are set, after which all weeds 

 should be kept down. If barnyard manure 

 is not available, apply to each bush, after the 

 fruit has formed, one-half pound of nitrate of 

 soda, one pound of phosphoric acid, and two 

 pounds of potash. Mix these and work them 



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