Helvete said:WIthout cutting them back they just get out of control in a hurry, they even choked out mint. yes mint,
Helvete said:We have 2 grape vine plants that are about 10 years old a piece, we discovered that cutting them back every other year makes for great harvests. The year after they get cut back they don't bloom much because they're busy growing. WIthout cutting them back they just get out of control in a hurry, they even choked out mint. yes mint, after not cutting them back in their 5th or so year...but if you have plenty of room for them then it shouldn't be a problem.
tim storey said:I grew up in the vinyard didtrict and there are as many pruning methods as grapes it seems ... don't let your young vines bear too much ..you sacrafice growth .. you can cut back in the summer to let sunlight at your grapes for sweeter grapes ..look up pruning grapes and decide what suits you ..
HatedByAll said:Your grapes look absolutely healthy. Are you spraying any chemicals on it to prevent bugs?
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the more you prune in the dormant season the more growth you get , summer prunings inhibit growth generally .... take off anthing down low but leave the srpout that is growing opposite of your fruit bunch .. and thining in all friuts does makes for fewer, but larger fruit . We had a winter with many days of 30+ below [at that temp it does not matter celsius or farenhiet ] so some my grapes are still deciding if it's worth living ....sighpebbles said:
Yes that seems to be the case. You mentioned letting sunlight in... I think I will try that later in the season. The foliage is quite thick. I also pick the very small fruits that just won't get any larger than a BB bullet.
No they haven't been sprayed with anything. I plan, after the rainy season is over, to put some fine cloth netting over them to keep birds and bugs away... already noticed some interest from the local birds
tim storey said:the more you prune in the dormant season the more growth you get , summer prunings inhibit growth generally .... take off anthing down low but leave the srpout that is growing oposite of your fruit bunch .. and thining in all friuts does makes for fewer, but larger fruit . We had a winter with many days of 30+ below [at that temp it does not matter celsius or farenhiet ] so some my grapes are still deciding if it's worth living ....sigh
Birds are a problem .. we have racoons and bears no netting hols them off !!!!