In article , Chris French and Helen
Johnson writes
Well, we have finally moved down to the flatlands. Gardening in the old
house got pushed to the side a bit in the last year or so, but new house
, new and lovely garden, new inspiration and all that :-)
Congratulations on your new life Chris.
Does that mean a new job as well?

Not had a vine before, what sort of pruning/care does it need. It has
good frame work of old wood across the roof, though a few gaps, the new
growth is growing madly and some is dangling down into the conservatory.
It seems to have plenty of flower bunches.

Carry out 'summer' pruning now. That means cutting back many of the new
stems which are growing. Where they have flower bunches on them, prune
just beyond the last bunch. Cut back stems which have no bunches to two
buds - those will fruit next year. 'Winter' pruning is done after the
grapes are finished. Then cut back nearly all stems to two buds. At that
stage, the size and direction of the vine can be trained. Vines cannot
really be over pruned, but if they are not done in time, they will
quickly take over.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.