CHAPTER XXII 



THE GRAPE 



GRAPES are frequently grown in the 

 back yard garden and usually close to 

 the house. This may not be an ideal site and 

 the soil may not be a perfect type, but the vines 

 produce. While certain special varieties are 

 partial to certain soils in which to thrive and 

 produce,, the five standard varieties mentioned 

 in this chapter quickly adapt themselves to 

 almost any type of soil, providing it is warm, 

 well drained, and fertile. More depends on 

 the interest and practice of the grower than 

 on the type of soil. If the soil is of clay forma- 

 tion, it should be underdrained by placing 

 three-inch tiles in parallel lines thirty feet apart 

 and about three feet from the surface. Water- 

 logged soil is always objectionable. Culti- 

 vate the clay soil in the fall, leaving the clods 



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