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Old 04-04-2011, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Frank Booth Snr[_3_] View Post
Rob G wrote:
Can some one tell me what to do with what I know I must never do and
that is to cut into growing wood. Careless I know and I've been
maintaining two vine plants for over 10 years, but how do I stop it
leaking watery sap at really rather an alarming rate ?

I've tried CA glue, and special rubbery electrical tape to no avail.

Just for the future grapevines ideally should be pruned early January,
but no later than mid February, as you can see why.
Although summer pruning is a common practice in the vineyard, this mostly consists of removing leaves and extreme green shoots, which don't seem to bleed.

I'm rather worried about my grapevine seeming to start coming to life now after the mild March. There is still a risk of nasty frosts.