Pruning & Tying - Poda & Atado
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ENFIELD FARMS
Lynden, WA, US
Summary
The role involves pruning and tying raspberry plants through a four-step process of cleaning, pruning, removing old canes, and tying new canes. The worker must ensure high quality by avoiding damage to good canes and irrigation lines.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Enfield Farms, Inc. - Lynden, WA 98264Position Type: SeasonalSalary Range: $19.00 - $19.00 HourlyJob Category: General LaborJob Responsibilities:
Prunes and ties raspberry plants. 4 main steps for this process.
Clean. Using a sickle knife, clean all suckers that are on the side of the hill and any canes not tall enough to tie
Prune: Using loppers prune out old canes
Remove old canes: Using sickle knife, cut twine and pull out old, fruited canes
Tie up next year’s canes: Using twine and ring knife, tie next year’s canes to the top wire
Do Not Sacrifice Quality for Quantity. While pruning and tying raspberries, quality means:
Do not cut the good canes.
If there is no plant to prune but there are good canes coming, be sure not to cut those good canes when you do the cleaning.
Never cut the irrigation lines.
When removing the canes, do not break too many canes. Remove the canes and put the canes in the middle of the rows so that they can be mulched; do not put them in large piles on one side.
Tie the canes up evenly, if there is a gap and there are no new plants, extend the canes to fill that area.
Arc the canes evenly do not break the canes when tying into the arch.
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Responsabilidades:
Poda y ata las plantas de frambuesa. 4 pasos principales para este proceso.
Limpieza. Con un cuchillo de hoz, saque todas las plantas viejas secas y cafes que estén en los bordos y remueva las cañas que no sea lo suficientemente alta para atar.
Poda: Con podadoras de podar, poda las cañas viejas.
Retire las cañas viejas: Con un cuchillo de hoz, corte el hilo y saque las cañas viejas y fructíferas
Ate las cañas nuevas para hacer el arco del próximo año: Con un hilo y un cuchillo de anillo, ate las cañas del próximo año al alambre superior.
No sacrifique la calidad por la cantidad. Al podar y atar frambuesas, calidad significa:
No corte las cañas buenas.
Si no hay ninguna planta para podar, pero vienen buenas cañas, asegúrese de no cortar esas buenas cañas cuando haga la limpieza.
Nunca corte las líneas de riego.
Al quitar las cañas, no rompa muchas cañas. Retire las cañas y coloque las cañas en el medio de las filas para que se puedan cubrir con mantillo; No los coloque en pilas grandes de un lado.
Ate las cañas de manera uniforme, si hay un espacio y no hay plantas nuevas, extienda las cañas para llenar esa área.
Arquee las cañas de manera uniforme, no rompa las cañas al atarlos en el arco.
Qualifications
We are Enfield Farms; an elite grower and packager of raspberries and blueberries distributed around the globe. We are a fast-paced, dynamic organization focused on excellence, passion and the obvious…growth.
We set roots over 40 years ago and still operate as a family-owned Whatcom County business.
We combine land, technology, science, hard work and passion to provide a workplace rich with career opportunity and potential.
Founded
1977
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Farming
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Lynden, Washington
We are Enfield Farms; an elite grower and packager of raspberries and blueberries distributed around the globe. We are a fast-paced, dynamic organization focused on excellence, passion and the obvious…growth.
We set roots over 40 years ago and still operate as a family-owned Whatcom County business.
We combine land, technology, science, hard work and passion to provide a workplace rich with career opportunity and potential.
Founded
1977
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Farming
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Lynden, Washington