Show I To Re Remove ove A All l lV Wood V From Grapes Is Big Mistake Grapes Gropes are seldom pruned too severely severely se se- verel verely sos says I F M M. M Bolts professor protessor of 01 horticulture at Oklahoma A A. A and M M. college The only mistake that may maybe maybe maybe be made will be the removing of all last lost years year's wood which gives rise to the current years year's fruiting wood There are ninny many systems of grape pruning However bear beor In mind that last lost years year's wood gives rise to the current current cur cur- rent years year's wood upon which grapes grapes are borne Ther ore It Is essential to leave leo some of ot last years year's wood where the vines Ines are trained to two wires A good system is to leave Ilave a n last years year's cane extending in each direction for tor each wire and cut these canes back In proportion to the strength of ot the same For the average a strength cane leave lea from six to eight buds on each Thus Thull four canes of eight buds each will give ghe rise to 32 fruiting shoots An average of ot two good bunches to each toch of the above 32 shoots would produce a a good average a yield Another system Is cutting back hack all of ot the last lost years year's canes to two or three thrle buds each However tow How ever er this system does not distribute the fruiting area aren over the vine Ine as ns well Where grapes are properly pruned the bunches will be larger more mort compact com coil pact and the berries w will be larger larler |