Re: Grape Vines!
Robby, there are quite a few sites that offer instruction on various methods of pruning. What type of grapes do you have?
What Ante is saying is correct. You have to leave only 2-3 shoots per cane in order to get fruit. Most vineyard in IL use a simple one or 2 strand trellis to train the vines in an upright habit. They then prune and train the canes along the trellis. You will need to be able to identify 1 year vs 2 year-old growth. You will only get shoots from one year old canes. There is a IL Grape Growers Group on Yahoo as well as The Northern Ill Wine Growers Association.
The time to prune is now, before bud-swell.
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