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Cutting grape vine after last grape bunch .. (yes..no...) ?
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MrMe wrote: My Niagra grape vine is doing very well this year and has put out a decent quantity of bunches. The fruit are already 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter. A friend told me that I should cut all fruiting vines immediatey after their last bunch. That I would get larger fruit. Is there any merit in what I've been told ? advTHANKSance Paul Where are you that you would be harvesting a North American grape species, Vitis labrusca, in May? Question aside, the answer is no. The vine continues to store starches in its roots, made from photosynthesis, to be used during the following budding season. If you want to reduce next year's crop, cutting off the vines while they are still in photosynthesis is an effective measure. If you want larger fruit, give them more water. If you want better quality, drop (cut off) a third of the clusters. How many buds are you leaving when you prune? -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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Cutting grape vine after last grape bunch .. (yes..no...) ?
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MrMe wrote: On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:44:23 -0700, Billy wrote: In article , MrMe wrote: My Niagra grape vine is doing very well this year and has put out a decent quantity of bunches. The fruit are already 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter. A friend told me that I should cut all fruiting vines immediatey after their last bunch. That I would get larger fruit. Is there any merit in what I've been told ? advTHANKSance Paul Where are you that you would be harvesting a North American grape species, Vitis labrusca, in May? Not harvesting yet. That'll happen end of July to early August. We live in the Sandhills of NC. Temps started out high early on but have cooled off a bit lately bringing much needed rains. Grapes are thriving. Question aside, the answer is no. The vine continues to store starches in its roots, made from photosynthesis, to be used during the following budding season. If you want to reduce next year's crop, cutting off the vines while they are still in photosynthesis is an effective measure. This vine just barely produces 5 gallons of wine. I need each and every cluster. If you want larger fruit, give them more water. Will do so ... If you want better quality, drop (cut off) a third of the clusters. How many buds are you leaving when you prune? I cut each cane back to two buds. Thanks for the reply Paul Giving the vine more water will give larger fruit and less distinctive wine. The flavor of the grape is in the skin. The smaller the grape, the greater the skin to juice ratio, and the more concentrated the flavor. If you want more juice, water your vine. If you want more varietal flavor, dry farm it, and consider cluster thinning. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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Cutting grape vine after last grape bunch .. (yes..no...) ?
My Niagra grape vine is doing very well this year and has put out a decent quantity of bunches. The fruit are already 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter. A friend told me that I should cut all fruiting vines immediatey after their last bunch. That I would get larger fruit. Is there any merit in what I've been told ? advTHANKSance Paul |
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Cutting grape vine after last grape bunch .. (yes..no...) ?
On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:44:23 -0700, Billy wrote:
In article , MrMe wrote: My Niagra grape vine is doing very well this year and has put out a decent quantity of bunches. The fruit are already 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter. A friend told me that I should cut all fruiting vines immediatey after their last bunch. That I would get larger fruit. Is there any merit in what I've been told ? advTHANKSance Paul Where are you that you would be harvesting a North American grape species, Vitis labrusca, in May? Not harvesting yet. That'll happen end of July to early August. We live in the Sandhills of NC. Temps started out high early on but have cooled off a bit lately bringing much needed rains. Grapes are thriving. Question aside, the answer is no. The vine continues to store starches in its roots, made from photosynthesis, to be used during the following budding season. If you want to reduce next year's crop, cutting off the vines while they are still in photosynthesis is an effective measure. This vine just barely produces 5 gallons of wine. I need each and every cluster. If you want larger fruit, give them more water. Will do so ... If you want better quality, drop (cut off) a third of the clusters. How many buds are you leaving when you prune? I cut each cane back to two buds. Thanks for the reply Paul |
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Cutting grape vine after last grape bunch .. (yes..no...) ?
On Thu, 20 May 2010 12:10:09 -0700, Billy wrote:
In article , MrMe wrote: On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:44:23 -0700, Billy wrote: In article , MrMe wrote: My Niagra grape vine is doing very well this year and has put out a decent quantity of bunches. The fruit are already 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter. A friend told me that I should cut all fruiting vines immediatey after their last bunch. That I would get larger fruit. Is there any merit in what I've been told ? advTHANKSance Paul Where are you that you would be harvesting a North American grape species, Vitis labrusca, in May? Not harvesting yet. That'll happen end of July to early August. We live in the Sandhills of NC. Temps started out high early on but have cooled off a bit lately bringing much needed rains. Grapes are thriving. Question aside, the answer is no. The vine continues to store starches in its roots, made from photosynthesis, to be used during the following budding season. If you want to reduce next year's crop, cutting off the vines while they are still in photosynthesis is an effective measure. This vine just barely produces 5 gallons of wine. I need each and every cluster. If you want larger fruit, give them more water. Will do so ... If you want better quality, drop (cut off) a third of the clusters. How many buds are you leaving when you prune? I cut each cane back to two buds. Thanks for the reply Paul Giving the vine more water will give larger fruit and less distinctive wine. The flavor of the grape is in the skin. The smaller the grape, the greater the skin to juice ratio, and the more concentrated the flavor. If you want more juice, water your vine. If you want more varietal flavor, dry farm it, and consider cluster thinning. Good enough. I won't bother doing any cutting and will let mother nature tend to the watering. Thanks again Paul |
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