Pruning for fruit!

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@bogman, I knew this wasn’t my first time asking! This is perfect!

2021 Veggie gardens

Both varieties fruit on new growth which pops out of last-year’s canes. With Perlette, which should be “spur pruned” (shorter pruning of this year’s wood), the fruit clusters will form closer to the main trunk. With the Thompson, which is “cane pruned”, a bit more of this year’s wood is left and clusters of fruit form farther towards the tip of where you prune. Here’s a good writeup. And!! It mentions both varieties. I can never remember this stuff, so refer to reference books or bookmarked w…