CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XIV. Growing Bush Fruits 



Section I. — Growing the Brambles 529 



Operations. 



1. Determining the size of the enterprise .... 532 



2. Selecting the location and soil 532 



3. Determining the time of planting 533 



4. Secm-ing the plants 533 



5. Selecting varieties 535 



6. Preparing the soil . . . . . . / . . . . 537 



7. Determining the planting plan 537 



8. Setting the plants 539 



9. Managing the soil . . . . 540 



10. Pruning and training the plants 543 



11. Controlling diseases and insects 551 



12. Harvesting and marketing the crop 553 



13. Protecting the plants in winter . . . . . . 558 



General Information. 



Varieties 559 



Community Studies . .561 



Section II. — Growing Currants and Gooseberries . . . 562 

 Operations. 



1. Establishing the plantation 563 



2. Pruning and training the plants 567 



3. Managing the soil 568 



4. Controlling diseases and insects ...... 569 



5. Harvesting and marketing the crop 569 



Community Studies . ' . 571 



Section III. — Growing the Cultivated Blueberry . . . 572 



Operations. ^ 



1. Selecting the soil . 573 



2. Establishing the plantation 573 



3. Pruning the plants 575 



4. Controlling insects, diseases, and birds . . . 577 



5. Harvesting and marketing 579 



