Make sure all equipment is clean and sharp. Use proper tools such as shears, hand pruners, pole pruners and pruning saws.Trailing small fruit varieties can be trained on a trellis or arbor for easy harvest and care.This will help to increase air flow through the plant canopy. Reduce disease and pests by pruning crossing or rubbing branches.Any branch tips damaged by cold temperatures can be removed. Prune old, unproductive branches ( canes) while dormant.When pruning, make angled cuts just above the bud.Remove damaged or dead limbs and foliage back to live wood.Pruning small fruit will help produce quality fruit and increase productivity.Always follow fertilizer package directions.Apply water soluble fertilizer by thoroughly drenching the leaves and soil. This dissolves or releases the fertilizer into the soil. When using granular fertilizer be sure to sprinkle fertilizer pellets away from the plant stems or trunk to prevent possible burning and always water thoroughly after application. Liquid (water soluble) and granular quick release fertilizer require more frequent application slow release granular types require less. Frequency will depend on the type of fertilizer.
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