Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...
Whether you are growing wine grapes or table grapes, it’s a good idea in our climate to delay the final pruning until you are confident that freezing, dry and windy weather has passed. The reason for ...
An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...
Delay pruning your grapevines a little bit longer. You can cut them back now, but hold off on their final pruning length until after March 1. The idea is to delay the final pruning of grapes as long ...
Q: I moved into a new house that has a grapevine. I’ve never had a grapevine before. Should I prune the vine? What could I use the leaves for? A: You do not have to prune your grapevine, but annual ...
Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...
Two projects are underway in the Midwest to test and expand the use of mechanical grape vine pruning. One project in Wisconsin will evaluate mechanical rough pruning for cold climate hybrids. Another ...
On Feb. 19, California grape growers are invited to discuss the latest UC research on mechanical pruning, trunk disease and rootstocks with UC Cooperative Extension advisers and specialists in Fresno.
Q: Is this a good time to prune grape vines? Also, my spouse told me that our two grape vines fare better when I don't do anything to them. Could this really be true? Please explain. A: Yes, while ...