I've got a grape vine growing all over my
backyard fence. It's doing pretty well there.
Needs a lot of trimming to keep it from taking
over the rest of the yard. This is in the
Pacific NW.

The fence is wood. It's getting to be time to
paint it. I don't think I want to paint the
vine, though. If I cut the vine off just above
the ground, will it eventually grow back? Or
do I need to leave a portion of the above-ground
vine intact? I don't mind having to go a year or
two with no vine, if it takes that long to grow back.

Is there any time of year that is considered
particulary good or bad for trimming grape vines?