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now will make some Fall growth and will make a fair crop of fruit in 

 the Spring. November is the only safe time to prune the Scuppernong 

 Grape Vines and others of the rotundifolia class. Cut out dead and 

 stunted wood and train out the long one year and two year canes, for 

 this class of Grapes, fruits on two-year wood. On the other hand the 

 bunch Grapes, such as are grown in the North, should not be pruned 

 till just before the buds swell in the Spring. Spinach can be sown in 

 lower South. 



DECEMBER 



In lower South plant early Irish Potatoes latter part of the month . 

 Turn the late Cabbages over where they grew with heads to the North. 

 Then bank the soil over the stem and lower part of the head leaving 

 the top exposed but sheltered from the morning sun. Those not well 

 headed will continue to head. Gollards treated in this way will 

 blanch nicely. Leave late Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Salsify and Leeks 

 in rows where they grew, and lift as needed 



