SOILS AND FERTILIZERS: Prepare the compost by mixing well one-third by volume of manure 
and well decomposed leaf mold with the balance of two-thirds medium heavy loam. Twice a month 
applications of commercial fertilizer is necessary during the entire growing periods up to the forma¬ 
tion of the buds. 
RE-POTTING: The plants should be shifted into 6-inch pots when bought from us in small pots. 
Further two to three shiftings into larger pots are required during the season, and these shifts should 
be made before the plants form their first root network on the inside of the pot. 
*TYING AND PINCHING: In training an heartshape cascade, the main growth is pinched at the 
top when the plant grows to 5 or 6 inches (as in Fig. 1). The leader is selected from one of the 
new shoots and the remaining shoots are stopped at second or third leaf joints (as in Fig. 2). 
When the main leader grows to about 12 inches tall, it is bent from about the middle and the 
end tied to a fairly long No. 10 size galvanized wire which is bent at an angle of 45 degrees (as in 
Fig. 3). The supporting wire should point to north and the leader must be tied to it with raffia at 
least every seven days. 
All the laterals and sublaterals should be pinched at every second or third joints as in Figure 
3 as they grow until around September 15. As the plant increases the width an additional support is 
necessary to prevent from toppling over on one side as in Figure 4. The main leader is lowered 
gradually so that it will be in the horizontal positition around September 15. When the buds begin 
to form the main stem starts the gradual vertical bending from its horizontal level with the surface of 
the plant now facing south (as in Figure 5). Whe i the buds show color the pot is placed on high 
position so that the sprays will not touch the ground and bent to the final vertical position. (See cut 
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