The Garden Under Glass
Forfatter: William F. Rowles
År: 1914
Forlag: Grant Richards Ltd. Publishers
Sted: London
Sider: 368
UDK: 631.911.9
With Numerous Practical Diagrams From Drawings By G. D. Rowles And Thirty-Two Illustrations From Photographs
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i6o THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS
rods at noon each day and to give each a sharp rap to disperse the pollen or to go over each bunch with a rabbit’s tail tied to a stick, gently brushing each one. This latter course will only be necessary in the case of shy-setting varieties, notable among which is the Muscat of Alexandria.
ThINNING THE BüNCHES AND BERRIES
Once the flowering period has passed the damping two or three times a day should be resumed, and in a compara-
Diagram 32.—Grape Thinning: 1. Bunch unthinned. 2. Thinned bunch. 3. Unthinned shoulder. 4. Thinned shoulder.
tively short time the bimches and berries will have so far developed as to necessitate thinning. As to the number of bunches to allow to a rod, that will depend a great deal on the age, strength and length of the rod, and the size of bunch required. A fully established vine with a rod twelve to fourteen feet long could well carry twcnty very