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 ...
Before you touch any of your grape vines, make sure you know the essential terminology. Here are the parts of the plant to add to your gardening vocabulary: Understanding these terms makes it easier ...
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, ...
Just like the informal communication system, the grapevines growing in your backyard can get a little unruly if left to their own devices. To keep the plant version in check and encourage good fruit ...
For many home gardeners, pruning grapevines is a difficult, confusing chore. Fortunately, an understanding of the growth and fruiting characteristics of the grapevine should help simplify the pruning ...
Wondering how to prune grape vines on a trellis? Pruning grapes in fall can help maximize harvests and overwinter the plants successfully.11 In the Southern Colorado River Plateau region of Arizona, ...
Muscadines are a grape native to the southeastern United States, known for their unique flavor, sweet berries, and strong adaptation to the region’s hot, humid climate. Typically enjoyed fresh, they ...
Although winter is downtime for many plants and trees, it can also be an important time for specific plant care tasks like pruning. While there are some plants you should avoid pruning in winter at ...
Last fall, my brother purchased a home with a large, beautiful grape arbor surrounding the front yard. He picked buckets of small (1/4–3/8 inch) sweet green grapes and gave them to neighbors and ...