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Originally Posted by buzzmobile  Don't be afraid to remove a lot of the old growth on a grape vine. Grapes bloom on new growth so pruning will encourage new shoots to appear. Prune in late winter/early spring. Pruning grapes.  |
Thanx buzz ill chop em this winter.
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Originally Posted by milagro I don't know much, but I know you need to cut them way back for them to develop new branches every year.
They grow all around me and sometime in the spring (might be in the winter), folks chop the old branches off leaving little more than a stump.
They weed the soil pretty well to.... then they leave them alone pretty much til harvesting.
Again, I only observe, I have no real experience.
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Thanx milagro it seems agressive pruning is the answer.
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Originally Posted by komet i had alot of grapevines which were already growing on my land when i moved in and they really can get out of control if you dont look after them, eg pruning and training. first harvest they became infested with spiders...white tails
i guess it depends on your location but the white tails are a problem here and they loved the vines. they're bite leaves an infection which rots your flesh away, it can become dormant and then pop up again years later...id post a pic of a bite victim but you might be eating  
needless to say i dont have grape vines anymore  ...sorry, got a bit off topic there...i hate spiders!!! |
Oh man i hate friggin spyders too!!!! Especially the kind that rott your flesh when they bite!! I better get a cutting them down soon, and thanx for the heads up
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Originally Posted by SkallaGrim Are the grapres trained? If not you build a trellis and run the main vine up the trellis type you use . Trim all but the main vine for the first year. make sure you have only one main vine, cut any secondary viens that may be growing from the base. The next year you will select your best side branches and trim all off but those side growths you want to train on to your trellis. after the third year it is just maintaing the shape and size by aggressive pruning. Since you said it is an old growth vine you will have to trim it drasticly for the trellis. If it is already on a trellis just trim back to your main and side growth branches to fit the trellis. Save long cuttings and dry them for anyone you know who does arts and crafts as they can make some nice dreamcatchers.Good luck . |
They are not trained but they will be
Look for my dreamcatchers on ebay next fall
I really appreciate all the help my friends
Thank you.