Pruning Grapes
In order to produce a healthy vineyard chock full of luscious grapes, you need to learn the techniques to pruning grapes. Our goal is to give you a clearer understanding of this process.
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Pruning Grapes Notes:
"All one-year-old canes that grew along the cordon will be pruned back to either three- to five-node spurs as fruiting wood or one-node renewal spurs as vegetative wood. The cut end of the spur should measure at least pencil size in diameter. Renewal spurs produce vegetative shoots that are used for the following yearʼs fruiting wood. Grapevines are normally considered to be mature and fully productive in year three. Dormant pruning should be completed starting in late February through March. One-year-old wood (the previous summerʼs growth) should be
pruned back to three to five nodes per spur. The spurs should be evenly spaced along the cordon."
Terminology:
Canes: These are shoots that are mature and have attained all or most of their full length. Dormant canes are the previous season's annual growth.
Shoots: These are the new green growth that develops from buds during the growing season and they mature to form canes.
Spurs: The basal portion of a cane after it's cut back to a length of one to four buds.
If you are starting out pruning grapes, don't stress just make sure you follow instructions. If left unattended grapevines can grow at a rapid pace which leads to overgrowth of vegetation and a low yield of fruit. You will use tools such as loppers and hand saws to remove unwanted shoots and wood from the vines.
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