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AllShadesofPurpleAllShadesofPurple Posts: 14
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A friend of mine has inherited a plot with a Grape vine that is well established but really needed cutting back. He tidied it up last year leaving three or four long vines that reached about 10ft long, but he didn’t cut these back and it grew a lot.  This year he's  been picking off the lower side shoots just leaving a few leaves hoping to encourage it to bush out but doesn't think they’ll fruit this year though as no flowers yet.  But I though Grapes fruited every year am I wrong?  


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  • mrtjformanmrtjforman Posts: 331
    not sure, my grape isn't going to fruit this year, was too hot and I wasn't going to waste water on mine so if that is the rule - mine is a rule breaker
  • AllShadesofPurpleAllShadesofPurple Posts: 14
    They do need a lot of water when its really hot of that I am sure. So you might be right about yours.

  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    edited June 2020
    Most grapes are drought tolerant , when you consider where lots are grapes are grown the British spring just gone its probably normal for them in California / italy etc. They my not fruit on a 1-2 year old plant but should at least flower on a mature plant. It also depends if its a indoor / outdoor variety if the plant will fruit well. Have you got any pictures of the grape vine All shades of purple?
  • AllShadesofPurpleAllShadesofPurple Posts: 14
    OK thanks, I'm afraid I dont have any pictures but I will feed that back to my friend. He found a label saying the grape was Cab Sauvignon so presumably an outside variety as these are grown in California.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    We have outdoor and green house grapes.
    Every late autumn they are cut right back to the main trunk.
    Every spring they start the new growth. Any lower side shoots are removed so that only the top shoots develop.
    Outside they have been trained up a large pergola and in the greenhouse along wires by the roof.
    Every year they flower. The outside ones are for wine making and greenhouse one for eating.
    Agree about being tolerant of drought. We never water ours either in or out.
    Cabernet sauvignon is a red wine grape.
  • AllShadesofPurpleAllShadesofPurple Posts: 14
    Brilliant thank you - this Forum is so helpful. Appreciate all the responses.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    My understanding is that they are pruned to remove old growth and leave the previous year's growth ... that produces new growth which produces the flowers and fruit.

    That's how I prune mine.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AllShadesofPurpleAllShadesofPurple Posts: 14
    Thank you - I will pass this knowledge on.

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