Comments on: Pruning a grape vine – where does is come from and why do we need to prune a grape vine? http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/ Who else wants to learn how to grow grapes? This grape growing blog is your free resource to growing grapes. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:36:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony Yabroudi http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-975 Tony Yabroudi Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:37:55 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-975 I live in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Last April, In my 20’ x 10’ small patio, I have planted in one corner a grapevine that grew so fast and I have no idea how to prune it or how to train it or what kind and material or shape of trellis I must make for it. I am wondering if you could help me with some information or pictures on the above. I don’t know if your book shows any step-by-step photos or pictures of the above so I would buy it. Many thanks in advance for your kind guidance. Tony Yabroudi tonyyabroudi@yahoo.com I live in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Last April, In my 20’ x 10’ small patio, I have planted in one corner a grapevine that grew so fast and I have no idea how to prune it or how to train it or what kind and material or shape of trellis I must make for it. I am wondering if you could help me with some information or pictures on the above. I don’t know if your book shows any step-by-step photos or pictures of the above so I would buy it. Many thanks in advance for your kind guidance.

Tony Yabroudi
tonyyabroudi@yahoo.com

]]> By: keith nahdee http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-974 keith nahdee Sat, 29 May 2010 02:48:32 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-974 Hi Bill, keith here on the southern shore of Lake St. Clair. I'm not an expert but I have 'spring trimmed' in April and early May and things have grow well this way. Hope I helped. KGN Hi Bill, keith here on the southern shore of Lake St. Clair. I’m not an expert but I have ‘spring trimmed’ in April and early May and things have grow well this way. Hope I helped. KGN

]]> By: edwina http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-973 edwina Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:20:13 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-973 thank you so much for your help. goodness knows that i have no idea what i am doing when it comes to my grape vines! now i have about 7 different vines in various places in the yard, and i will need all your knowledge in trying to keep them alive and tasty:) thank you so much for your help.
goodness knows that i have no idea what i am doing when it comes to my grape vines!
now i have about 7 different vines in various places in the yard,
and i will need all your knowledge in trying to keep them alive and tasty:)

]]> By: Dol Malek http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-972 Dol Malek Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:00:24 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-972 Thanks for the tip Danie, here in the tropical country, pruning is the most important. If you don't do proper pruning, you don't get fruit. But in the tropic, we r lucky because, we can adjust our pruning timing on the same vine in such a way that, we can have many sizes of fruit at one time and fruit that ripe at the wright occasions. Probably this is only suitable for grape in the home garden and not for the commercial.. Dolmalek (Kuala Lumpur) Thanks for the tip Danie, here in the tropical country, pruning is the most important. If you don’t do proper pruning, you don’t get fruit. But in the tropic, we r lucky because, we can adjust our pruning timing on the same vine in such a way that, we can have many sizes of fruit at one time and fruit that ripe at the wright occasions. Probably this is only suitable for grape in the home garden and not for the commercial..
Dolmalek (Kuala Lumpur)

]]> By: JERRY ONG http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-971 JERRY ONG Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:44:35 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-971 Hi Danie, I have grow a grape in my backyard. After pruning the flower bloom but the fruit form is 2-3 berries only. What wrong with the prunning. I am in a tropical land. Jerry ong Hi Danie,
I have grow a grape in my backyard. After pruning the flower bloom but the fruit form is 2-3 berries only. What wrong with the prunning. I am in a tropical land.
Jerry ong

]]> By: Natalie M http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-970 Natalie M Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:45:09 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-970 Danie, I am reading your information and even storing it for reference. I am growing two grape vines about 4 feet apart on opposite sides of a wrought iron trellised archway as a gateway into my garden. They are seedless red grapes. I did not get a chance to prune during the dormant season because where I live, it never freezes and I couldn't tell when dormant season is as there seemed to be green in the upper vines. I am assuming it is after the grape vine loses all of its leaves. I plan on letting the grapes do what they will this year, to see what kinds of bugs get to them and just study where I need to prune in the summer. They are flowering and now I think that I have to many grape flowers. This fall I will prune them back to start a better trained grape vine. I am just very, shall we say, afraid that I'll do it wrong. Danie, I am reading your information and even storing it for reference. I am growing two grape vines about 4 feet apart on opposite sides of a wrought iron trellised archway as a gateway into my garden. They are seedless red grapes. I did not get a chance to prune during the dormant season because where I live, it never freezes and I couldn’t tell when dormant season is as there seemed to be green in the upper vines. I am assuming it is after the grape vine loses all of its leaves. I plan on letting the grapes do what they will this year, to see what kinds of bugs get to them and just study where I need to prune in the summer. They are flowering and now I think that I have to many grape flowers. This fall I will prune them back to start a better trained grape vine. I am just very, shall we say, afraid that I’ll do it wrong.

]]> By: Bill http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-969 Bill Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:20:48 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-969 Hi Danie I'm in Northern New York the ground is no longer frozen but some nites still get down below freezing . When is the best time to do spring pruning ? Thanks , Bill Hi Danie

I’m in Northern New York the ground is no longer frozen but some nites still get down below freezing . When is the best time to do spring pruning ?

Thanks , Bill

]]> By: M.Hakim Hafizi http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-968 M.Hakim Hafizi Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:19:10 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-968 Hi Dear Danie, Thank you Very much for your useful information, Now is the time of pruning in Afghanistan and i will follow your advice. Best Regards, Hafizi Hi Dear Danie,
Thank you Very much for your useful information, Now is the time of pruning in Afghanistan and i will follow your advice.

Best Regards,

Hafizi

]]> By: James Brown http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-967 James Brown Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:09:58 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-967 Hi from James;I have a question My grapes are a year old and the cane is 6 feet tall on some of them and do I cut them down to with in a foot of the ground? Ps let me know as soon as posible Jim Hi from James;I have a question My grapes are a year old and the cane is 6 feet tall on some of them and do I cut them down to with in a foot of the ground? Ps let me know as soon as posible Jim

]]> By: JACK http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/pruning-a-grape-vine/#comment-966 JACK Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:19:43 +0000 http://www.my-grape-vine.com/blog/?p=460#comment-966 I have 2 rows of vines, 5 on a row. I built a trellis system and let them grow over it towards each other so I could walk under the trellis and have the clusters hanging down. i saw this in an old Egiptian drawing. It was great the first year. the second year I pruned them back overhear to where they met in the middle and the outside where they were just hanging out. it was a disaster. Black rot. I got some grapes but not many. the next year i pruned one side back more but pruned one side the same. The less pruned side put out a lot more grapes the the more pruned side but i still had the disease,clusters of raisin like rocks. I decided i am not usuing chemicals and that the grapes were not getting enough sunlight so this year I pruned both sides back to to layers of vines. A lower layer of 2 vines at about 3 feet high, one 4-5 feet to the left the other to the right and the same on a top layer at about 6 feet high. I have read that cutting the vines back excessivly will result in all new vine and not many grapes but i felt i had no choice. I will see this summer how it works but plan on keeping excessive new growth pruned back during the season. Is this wise or should I just let it go and then prune back to the same place next spring? Jack Cook White Bluff Tennessee I have 2 rows of vines, 5 on a row. I built a trellis system and let them grow over it towards each other so I could walk under the trellis and have the clusters hanging down. i saw this in an old Egiptian drawing. It was great the first year. the second year I pruned them back overhear to where they met in the middle and the outside where they were just hanging out. it was a disaster. Black rot. I got some grapes but not many. the next year i pruned one side back more but pruned one side the same. The less pruned side put out a lot more grapes the the more pruned side but i still had the disease,clusters of raisin like rocks. I decided i am not usuing chemicals and that the grapes were not getting enough sunlight so this year I pruned both sides back to to layers of vines. A lower layer of 2 vines at about 3 feet high, one 4-5 feet to the left the other to the right and the same on a top layer at about 6 feet high. I have read that cutting the vines back excessivly will result in all new vine and not many grapes but i felt i had no choice. I will see this summer how it works but plan on keeping excessive new growth pruned back during the season. Is this wise or should I just let it go and then prune back to the same place next spring?
Jack Cook
White Bluff Tennessee

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