Wednesday 26 February 2014

Gardening Activity - Dormant Season Pruning

Posted at 6:25 AM in

Late winter or early spring is the time to prune your fruit trees and grapevines.  Raspberry plants may alos need some additional cleaning if not completed in the fall.  With the deep snow cover this year, it will still be a while until these things can be done.  In the meantime, get the proper tools, and study pruning methods, so that when the snow goes down, you are ready to go.  Methods vary depending on the fruit and the age of the tree.  Several resources I have found helpful are:

Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest by Don Gordon

published by University of Minnesota Press

Dr. Robert Tomesh  (Master Gardener Educational Specialist)

Dept of Horticulture

1575 Linden Dr.

University of Wisconsin 

Madison, WI 53706

608.265.4536

[email protected]

The University of WI also publishes many pamphlets and booklets available at little or no cost @ 

learningstore.uwex.edu

I can also help you with "how to"s specific to your situation.