DigitalVinyl wrote:


Thanks. Most of the canes were already a dark reddish brown and hard.
Towards the growing tips were the only green stems. They aren't mushy
but if the tips die i'm not too worried. I let them grow too long
anyway.

How are you going to prune them in the spring - cane pruning or cordon /
spur pruning?

If you are unsure how to properly prune, I suggest you get the inexpensive
book titled "From Vines to Wine" by Jeff Cox. You might even be able to
pick up a used copy at amazon.com It is one of the best books I have
found on growing, training and pruning grapes with lots of line drawings
illustrating the concepts.