pruning/training/thinning...teehee
pruning/training/thinning...teehee
basic pl@ntie groeth
plant growth occurs when water & nutrients absorbed by the plant & transported to the leaves & combine w/ carbohydrates (formed thru photosynthesis) to produce various plant foods.
prunning
any reduction in leaf area therefore reduces the amount of plant food manufactured, which in turn reduced growth. although pruning usually causes the remaining shoots to increase their length & their leaf area, especially near the cuts, the total plant size & weight is greatest w/out pruning. thus, pruning is a dwarfing process.
reasons for pruning...
...help recovery from injury to roots
...remove or restrict unwanted growth
...encourage or train growth where it is wanted
...to promote flower & fruit production
...to facilitate light penetration thru-out the leaf canopy for more efficient light use
...to expose fruit to light when beneficial
pruning & training create conditions for maximum yield production of high quality fruit by establishing & maintaining...
...optimum fruit load
...complete leaf coverage (no light reaching ground)
...uniform exposure of all foliage
although training is, for practical reasons, uniform for all plants, pruning offers the ability to adjust the fruit load of each individual plant according to its vegetative vigor.
under a heavy fruit load, many fruits do not develop properly (malformed, short, no color). when the load becomes excessive, abortion prevents forurther development of fruit. avoid over-loading the plants by removing excess fruit, as early as possible.... allow only 1 fruit per axil...
becuase fruit will not develop w/out continuous production of leaf axils, you may need to resort to drastic pruning to stimulate growth. in this case it is more practical & equally effective to remove whole laterals than to trim back the tips of laterals...
maintain proper fruit load prevents overall plant stress & wastage of photosynthesis 7 ensures steady fruit production thru-out the season...
when vegetative growth is strong, fruit production suffers @ the expense of excess leaf development, which fuels an already over-vegetated plant. also, excessive vegetative growth results in extensive shading of the fruit, causing it to be of poor quality (slow growth, pale color, etc...)...
thinneng
to prevent the plant from becoming exhausted & to improve fruit size, control the number of fruit per plant thru selctive fruit thinning. this technique is powerful & should be used w/ caution.... the optimum number of fruits per plant varies w/ the cltivar & more, w/ the growing conditions.
pruning/training/thinning...teehee
basic pl@ntie groeth
plant growth occurs when water & nutrients absorbed by the plant & transported to the leaves & combine w/ carbohydrates (formed thru photosynthesis) to produce various plant foods.
prunning
any reduction in leaf area therefore reduces the amount of plant food manufactured, which in turn reduced growth. although pruning usually causes the remaining shoots to increase their length & their leaf area, especially near the cuts, the total plant size & weight is greatest w/out pruning. thus, pruning is a dwarfing process.
reasons for pruning...
...help recovery from injury to roots
...remove or restrict unwanted growth
...encourage or train growth where it is wanted
...to promote flower & fruit production
...to facilitate light penetration thru-out the leaf canopy for more efficient light use
...to expose fruit to light when beneficial
pruning & training create conditions for maximum yield production of high quality fruit by establishing & maintaining...
...optimum fruit load
...complete leaf coverage (no light reaching ground)
...uniform exposure of all foliage
although training is, for practical reasons, uniform for all plants, pruning offers the ability to adjust the fruit load of each individual plant according to its vegetative vigor.
under a heavy fruit load, many fruits do not develop properly (malformed, short, no color). when the load becomes excessive, abortion prevents forurther development of fruit. avoid over-loading the plants by removing excess fruit, as early as possible.... allow only 1 fruit per axil...
becuase fruit will not develop w/out continuous production of leaf axils, you may need to resort to drastic pruning to stimulate growth. in this case it is more practical & equally effective to remove whole laterals than to trim back the tips of laterals...
maintain proper fruit load prevents overall plant stress & wastage of photosynthesis 7 ensures steady fruit production thru-out the season...
when vegetative growth is strong, fruit production suffers @ the expense of excess leaf development, which fuels an already over-vegetated plant. also, excessive vegetative growth results in extensive shading of the fruit, causing it to be of poor quality (slow growth, pale color, etc...)...
thinneng
to prevent the plant from becoming exhausted & to improve fruit size, control the number of fruit per plant thru selctive fruit thinning. this technique is powerful & should be used w/ caution.... the optimum number of fruits per plant varies w/ the cltivar & more, w/ the growing conditions.
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they don't have much of a food source if there are barely any leaves around.
