Agriculture Reference
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UsingtheVogelcentralleadersystem.
Start with whips and head them back
to 30 to 36 inches above the ground. If you want your primary fruiting
branches to be higher or lower than this, adjust the height at which you head
the leaders. Instead of heading the leader, you can leave the two uppermost
buds on the leader and rub off the next five or six buds below them to reduce
competition for the leader. Then leave every second or third bud. The goal
is to develop about four fruiting branches 18 to 24 inches above the ground.
Use clothespins and weights to train the branches horizontally, as we dis-
cussed earlier. If both top buds produce shoots, prune off the stronger shoot
and keep the weaker shoot.
