Farmworker

Pruning and Plating Blueberries

Pruning includes

• Cut out any dead, diseased, or winter-damaged branches right down to the healthy wood or base.
• Trim away any spindly growth close to the ground and branches that cross or rub against each other to improve airflow and sunlight.
• Identify thick, gray, or lichen-covered canes older than 6 years at the base and cut 1 to 3 of them off completely at ground level to make room for new shoots.
• Open up the middle of the bush into an open, vase-like shape

Planting includes

Dig holes.

Plant.

Mulch and water.

Requirements: 1 months of experience. When starting a farming activity for the first time, the employer will provide instructions and/or training on the appropriate way to carry out the growing activity. Thereafter, the worker is expected to perform the task with the diligence instructed. Not doing so is grounds for insubordination and dismissal. The training will last two days.

Al comenzar una actividad de cultivo por primera vez, el empleador proporcionar instrucciones y / o capacitacin sobre la forma adecuada para realizar la actividad de cultivo. A partir de entonces, se espera que el trabajador realice la tarea con la diligencia que se le indique. No hacerlo es motivo de insubordinacin y despido. El entrenamiento durar dos das.