this year leave the vines until spring, then select vines that are pencil thick going
3-4 feet in both directions "arms" (or 2 sets, one on the upper fence, one lower
down) and leave a vine coming off that every foot (the fingers). cut that last vine
to about 3-5 buds.
I use the curtain system. my thick heavy standard goes up to 8', the 2 arms go out
about 3 feet and the vines come off that, hanging down. very productive. every
other year or so I select new "arms". Ingrid


"THURSTON ACKERMAN" wrote:

FamilyNet International Newsgate

My concard grape arbor is produceing much leaf growth,
but very very few grapes

I cut back rather heavily last year on previous advice
that would prompt more fruiting but 8-(

The original planting was about 10 yearsago.

How can we manage to produce the fruit we used to please?

Stay young, OldAck


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