PRACTICAL GARDENING 



FRUITS AND BERRIES 



Hedge Rows. There is no better month to 

 clean out the hedge rows of wild cherry and 

 plums. In doing this, the breeding places of 

 the tent caterpillar are destroyed. Also the 

 dreaded disease, black knot, should be cut out 

 and burned. 



Orchard. Clean up the wood, branches, etc. 

 from the orchard and burn. The old wood 

 pile of apple logs is an ideal place for insects 

 detrimental to the orchard to hibernate in. 

 Keep a close watch on your young trees. If 

 you have neglected to protect the trunk from 

 rabbits, wrap a strip of tar paper or wire two 

 feet wide around the base of the tree and tie it 

 firmly. 



Snow Injury. Brace up the lower limbs of 

 the low-headed trees to prevent their breaking 

 down with the weight of snow. 



Grapes. This is a good month to prune the 

 grape vines. Leave two to four buds on each 

 cane which is to become a leader. There 



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