The Biggle Berry Book by Jacob Biggle

Author:Jacob Biggle
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781628739114
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (Perseus)
Published: 2014-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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There is another pruning detail which is practised by some growers, called summer pruning or pinching.

This consists of pinching off the tip ends of all new canes when they are not more than two feet high—the idea being to make the canes stocky and more self-supporting, with low side-branches. This method has advantages and disadvantages; some growers favor it, while many others condemn it and say that it often causes too much late, tender growth that winter-kills in the North. It seems to work better with blackcaps and blackberries, than with red raspberries.

If the canes are properly pruned, no supports should be needed; although in small gardens it is quite common to string stout wires along the rows, from end posts, either using double wires or tying the canes to a single wire.

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