PRUNING 



in the desired direction; e.g., in order to spread 

 your plant, if the fifth eye is on the inside of plant, 

 cut to the eye above it if is a large cane, for the eye 

 above is on the outside of the plant; or if the wood 

 is somewhat smaller and weaker than the other 

 canes on the plant cut to the outside eye below. 

 In this way your plant will be spread out and the 

 shoots will not all crowd together on the inside, as 

 would be the case if you cut to inside eyes. It is 

 always better to cut to an outside bud; although in 

 special cases where you wish to throw a shoot in 

 some other desired direction cut to the bud nearest 

 the space you wish to fill with the new growth. 

 With weaker varieties cut to three and four eyes on 

 the stronger-growing canes, and to two and three 

 eyes on the very weak ones. Each of these buds 

 left on the cane should throw up flower stalks. 



In addition to this main theory, there are one or 

 two other points which it is necessary to consider in 

 pruning plants. They should not be too much 

 crowded and the best way to prevent this is by 

 cutting out the weakest growths. At first it may 

 be somewhat difficult for one to be sure which cane 

 should be removed, but by watching the plants 

 after growth is started this will soon be readily 

 understood. An absolute rule cannot be given for 



the number of canes to be left, but there must 

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