PLANTING ^■OUNG \INES 45 



PLANTS ROOTED FROM EVES 



Another method of planting wliich lias proxecl successful, although it is not 

 used to the same extent as planting the ripened canes, may interest the grower 

 who has a propagating house at his command. This method consists in plant- 

 ing young, growing vines. Root them from eyes at the end of January, grow 

 them along in bottom heat, pot on when necessary, up to about six-inch pots; 

 this will be at the beginning or the middle of May, if they ha^•e done well; 

 they may now be set into their permanent place in the border. The only differ- 

 ence between planting the green vines and the ripened vines is that the former 

 are planted without having their roots disturbed. As these roots are not pot- 

 bound they will, if the soil is firmed gently around the ball, start off without a 

 check. I ha\ e seen wonderful canes produced in one season by this method. 



As to the distance between the canes — these are generally planted b.\- the 

 one rod (single stem) system. But I have seen excellent results obtained when 

 two rods are allowed to come away from each plant. Under these circumstances 

 they should be planted eight feet apart. But it is preferable to confine each 

 plant to one rod. The distance apart should not be less than four feet and it is 

 better to allow a little more. There is nothing to be gained by overcrowding, 

 and if we consider that the side shoots extend, as a rule, over two feet, we can 

 readily understand why fully fpur feet is required. In a small grapery it is 

 desirable to set as many rods as possible, so as to get the greatest returns out of 

 the space, but if planted closer than I recommend, it will be found a poor propo- 

 sition when it is all too late to make a change 



If the grapery is to be a span roof house, plant the vines as near the wall 

 as possible on each side, at a distance of four feet or a trifle over, according 

 as the space will work out; for instance, for a house 50 feet in length, 24 canes 

 would be needed, 12 on each side. 



A CORRECT TRELLIS 



The trellis is another quite important matter to be considered. Green- 

 house builders are apt to miscalculate the wiring of the house in that the.\- do 

 not leave sufficient space below the glass. There should be ample allowance for 

 a good circulation of air between the foliage and the glass, otherwise there is 

 danger of burning from the hot rays of the sun. There is nothing more unsightly 

 in a grapery than burnt foliage, aside from the serious damage incurred. The 

 wires for training the vines must be from 18 to 20 inches away from the glass for 

 a fair circulation. It is in the Spring and the early Summer, or when there is 

 not much air in the house, that there is danger of the foliage being caught by the 

 hot rays of the sun. And, moreover, if the vines are trained too near the glass, 

 ideal conditions are furnished for the spread of red spider, and there Is nothing 

 that fruit men dread so much as this pest. 



It is a simple matter to adjust the wires for training the shoots. Usuallx 

 angle iron is run horizontally between the rafters as a support. Strong screw 

 eyes, 18 inches in length, may be screwed into this angle iron, say, about one 

 foot apart. Then run wires perpendicularly; these should first be secured to 



