HOW TO PRUNE AND PLANT — Cont. 
mi” SET HEDGE TRIFLE 
|. \aageee LOWER THAN THEY WERE 
i s.> IN NURSERY TO GET A 
i's" 4 DENSE HEDGE AT BOTTOM 
“DIG ONE SIDE OF TRENCH STRAIGHT AND IN 
LINE, PLACE PLANTS AGAINST THIS SIDE 
TO GET A STRAIGHT HEDGE 
HEDGES. Plant 
small shrubs which 
are to form a hedge 
less than 2 feet in 
height 10 to 12” apart 
on centers. Medium 
sized bushes 12 to 18” 
apart on centers. Set 
tall shrubs or trees 
for high hedges 2 to 
4 feet apart. For the 
latter it is often more 
practicable to dig in- mi 
dividual holes than to Right Wrong 
set by the trench method. A double staggered row of 
plants makes the most effective hedge. 
Prune tops back to 6” — 12” above the ground. Each 
spring the hedge can be trimmed back to the desired 
height and width. Frequent trimming during early sum- 
mer will make the hedge grow dense. Trim both the 
sides and the top or else hedge will grow wider at the 
top and become open at the bottom. 
Bush Fruits 
Currants and Gooseberries 
Set 2 or 3 inches deeper than in nursery. Cut off half the 
tops. Plant 4 or 5 feet apart. To prevent worms eating 
the leaves, the bushes should be sprayed thoroughly with 
Arsenate of Lead as soon as the fruit is set each springé 
Red & Black Raspberries and Blackberries 
Plant in good garden soil 3 or 4 feet apart in rows 
6 feet apart. Set Red Raspberry plants 1 to 2 inches 
deeper than they were in the nursery and Black Rasp- 
berries 1 inch deeper. Firm soil over roots, and water. 
Cut back all plants to about 6 inches in height. Don’t 
let any fruit set first year. Allow new shoots to make 
rows 6 to 8 inches wide. — oy. THe 
After fruiting each year, cut out-old .canes and <biirn; 
leaving a few vigorous new ones to gfdéw for -fruiting 
the following year. These,fruiting canes should-be ‘cut 
back to about 214’ early in spring to encourage. fruiting 
laterals. Mulching always pays. In the spring, spray 
raspberries and blackberries just before™the ‘buds open, 
with lime sulphur or Bordeaux mixture. -: 
Plant Home Fruits for high quality, iy 
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