Grapevine
grumpy wrote:
I planted a cutting two years ago, First year growth was about five feet
high with one bunch of grapes,this year the plant is ten feet in both
directions,(trained to a fence) , and loaded with grapes . what should
I do, to prepare the plant for next year,after the grapes have been
picked!
Regards Grumpy!
a) prepare to defend the grapes against birds and racoons this
september. i suggest both an electric fence around the fence and lots
of bird netting draped over
b) google "pruning grapes". It is important to prune in late fall and
not in early spring, as these vines bleed profusely in spring. Other
than that, grapes gets pruned far more than, say, apple trees.
Basically, you leave the skeleton up
c) some manure this fall is a good idea. The plant has grown and
produced a lot
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