Grape Vine
Two years ago I was given a small vine. I planted it and last year it grew quite well with the roots outside the greenhouse and approx 8ft length in greenhouse. This year its has taken off very well now being around a total of 15ft and with two sets of small grapes showing. There are many nice healthy leaves on it but I fear perhaps too many. Should I do any pruning and if so how? Many thanks for any help -- John |
Grape Vine
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whatever. Jon "J.Yates" wrote in message ... Two years ago I was given a small vine. I planted it and last year it grew quite well with the roots outside the greenhouse and approx 8ft length in greenhouse. This year its has taken off very well now being around a total of 15ft and with two sets of small grapes showing. There are many nice healthy leaves on it but I fear perhaps too many. Should I do any pruning and if so how? Many thanks for any help -- John |
Grape Vine
J.Yates wrote in message ... Two years ago I was given a small vine. I planted it and last year it grew quite well with the roots outside the greenhouse and approx 8ft length in greenhouse. This year its has taken off very well now being around a total of 15ft and with two sets of small grapes showing. There are many nice healthy leaves on it but I fear perhaps too many. Should I do any pruning and if so how? Many thanks for any help -- John If you know any Greeks or Middle Eastern folks ask them if they want the leaves to stuff. They will prune it for you and give you some very good eats in return. If not you could prune to lower leaves sending strenght to the new growth. |
Grape Vine
On 4/6/04 20:33, in article , "J.Yates"
wrote: Two years ago I was given a small vine. I planted it and last year it grew quite well with the roots outside the greenhouse and approx 8ft length in greenhouse. This year its has taken off very well now being around a total of 15ft and with two sets of small grapes showing. There are many nice healthy leaves on it but I fear perhaps too many. Should I do any pruning and if so how? We are growing a Canon Hall vine which is going to fruit for the first time this year - after 3 years. My husband has just told me that he's 'pruned' it and as this is one of my 'babies' I was in shock - oooh, it was awful! However, he tells me that he did this to make sure the vine's efforts went into grape production not stem and leaf production. Makes sense to me. BUT watch this space! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
Grape Vine
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from "J.Yates" contains these words: Two years ago I was given a small vine. I planted it and last year it grew quite well with the roots outside the greenhouse and approx 8ft length in greenhouse. This year its has taken off very well now being around a total of 15ft and with two sets of small grapes showing. There are many nice healthy leaves on it but I fear perhaps too many. Should I do any pruning and if so how? Yes, but not until the fruit has set. Leaving at least two leaves beyond the bunch, cut cleanly the lateral. (Do this on both) Check before you do the second cut that the vine isn't bleeding badly. You can prune back a lot of the extra growth on the rest of the laterals, which will encourage the grapes to grow to a decent size. I'd recommend that you get a book on viticulture before the autumn - well, ASAP really. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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