Show late pruning of jo grapes prevents frost injury it 11 sl la better to ol delay pruning grapevines until the otil buds show signs 0 of starting to ol open than to ol prune them earlier anys A R H gardner jo professor jo 0 horticulture nt IV tho missouri college 0 of agriculture vines MIA which are pruned that lull lato may autu bleed some lut inq it will llla not jou hurt them the effect of o 0 late pruning is 91 to ol delay the fruiting shoots 0 of the dill coming season a week NODAL or JO ten days and thus make them safer from sinful injury by act frost since dauis dill lina fruit clusters saoi o of 0 grapes are borne on the new mou growth of jo the dill current season rather than on the plo old wood the gill grape ought to ol eci be so os pruned that iuli just enough new atou will grow out no to 6 provide a reasonable sized crop it alp too many buds eau are left iol there will ilia oci be too ool much new mou shoot growth mr gardner says the vines soula will ilia be act weakened and the dill fruit crop will film oct be inferior I if 1 the vine sl la pruned too oo 00 severely tho new AJOU growth NJ Is mainly good growth with but few me grape clusters for the average variety o of 0 grape grown in at this section o of 0 the country ut in order to 04 get CO 09 or 10 91 clusters of jo grapes to 01 one duo vine the vine should oct be pruned os BO ou as to 01 leave 25 to 01 og BO good strong buds joints or jo eyes su as they are variously called on the growth of jo tho oal preceding season all the rest isai o of 0 the atil preceding seasons growth should be pruned away |