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Grape vine pruning and training
daca34948
Posts: 11
in Fruit & veg
Hi,
planted some 20 grape vines last fall.
Never did anything like it before.
Now they are like this on photo.
I just realised like a month ago, that grape vines need to be trained and staked.
I googled a bit, and plan to do a Guyot system with 2 metre stakes, and 2 level wires.
Struggling a bit with terminology ).
Ok. But first I need to prune these grapes, wright ?
Is now a good time to do it ? Or wait after leaves fall off ?
Should i leave only one leading stem and tie it to plastic/bamboo stake ? And leave it like this till next year, regarding pruning.
Thank you.
All help appreciated.
planted some 20 grape vines last fall.
Never did anything like it before.
Now they are like this on photo.
I just realised like a month ago, that grape vines need to be trained and staked.
I googled a bit, and plan to do a Guyot system with 2 metre stakes, and 2 level wires.
Struggling a bit with terminology ).
Ok. But first I need to prune these grapes, wright ?
Is now a good time to do it ? Or wait after leaves fall off ?
Should i leave only one leading stem and tie it to plastic/bamboo stake ? And leave it like this till next year, regarding pruning.
Thank you.
All help appreciated.
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Are you planning a Vine yard as such ? Assume you are in the US somewhere so it may be a good idea to find some local knowledge to give you an idea what and when will help your vines thrive.
Good luck
I think spacing is 2 meters. Will have to check it.
I have one neighbour thats not often around. So no local knowledge is available. Not in the US though.
I could ask people where i bought plants.
That's also important for success, as well as all the other info others have given, especially about removing all the competition around them to get them thriving well.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They remind me of a French vineyard of wine grapes. The French train them on wire fences, as you mentioned. They are pruned quite severely each winter. Don't prune in spring when the sap is rising or they will bleed sap. In summer when the bunches are starting to form there will be a lot of extra growth waving about. Cut it back to the set of leaves just after the bunches of baby grapes. When the grapes start to ripen remove the leaves that are blocking the sunlight.
Keep the ground around them weeded. They should look as though they are growing from a bare strip of earth.
Grapes like a poor, alkali, limestone soil, such as in the South Downs in Kent and Sussex and in the hilly areas of Dordogne and Saint Emilion in Gironde. Sunshine and warmth are essential too, which is why they are often grown in greenhouses and conservatories in the UK.
You may have seen this site. There is a useful video on it that shows how to prune using the Guyot method.
Out of 20 neighbors, in the area, everyone has some grapes. That do ok most of the years.
Yep, the area is suitable, not sure if ideal, but definitely suitable.
Will post some pictures after i am done weeding.
Regarding weeding, I presume something like this i did this spring with cherry tree ?:
Or mulching i did this with this other tree ?
Although i read somewhere that mulching is not recommended for grape vines, because it can collect too much moisture ... not sure ...