Show Pinching Blackberries by Successful Growers Pinching the terminal ends of ot the young shoots of ot the black raspberries purple canes cunes and blackberries early Id lIS June Is considered red a 0 good practice by successful growers of ot bramble fruits fruit The Tho pinching Is II done Iton when the shoots are 12 to 18 Inches high In the case cose of black raspberries while purple pur pur- pIe canes rones and blackberries are ore often otten allowed to grow to 24 2 to 30 Inches The TIle chief result of ot pinching Is to cause the shoots to vend send out lateral branches from froll the buds along the main stem Plants which have been pinched are much lower and aud more self sup porting Pinching also allo keeps the bushes more compact and makes them easier to tend t nd Most growers grow ra will find It necessary to go over the patch several sev eral oral times to attain the best results lied Iced raspberries are s seldom pinched since It encourages encourages' th the growth of suckers luckers and reuses the shoots to send out weak spindling ng laterals |