| Grape growing has been in the history books way | | | | ECU grape varieties. |
| back to the early development of farming | | | | Why Prune : Benefits and Applications of the |
| practices. The strategies that are used today to | | | | Pruning Process |
| control and maintain a grapevine, have been | | | | An important aspect of pruning is this process will |
| perfected over centuries of trial and error. | | | | rid your grapevines of old canes and spuds that |
| Like in any plant-growing process, weeding, | | | | no longer produce fruit. Grapevines' canes are only |
| pruning and bug elimination are required constantly | | | | productive during their first year of expansion, |
| to maintain a healthy vine, and to tame your plant | | | | making it absolutely critical to generate canes |
| to increase at a certain pace, and in the right | | | | each growing season to lock-in a future harvest. |
| directions. However, this enables the grape | | | | Pruning will also help in plant size management, |
| grower to tame the plant effectively for the first | | | | since the grapevine will attune to the size and |
| crop, and to get a top quality wine making grape | | | | productiveness that you establish when you |
| in the first picking. | | | | prune. If you clip more shoots, your vine will grow |
| Pruning appertains to clipping back the vine in | | | | smaller, while if you clip less the vine will be bigger. |
| order to manage its expansion and direction. In | | | | Some random test will be needed to find the |
| this way, you also ensure that the grapevine is | | | | balance for your growing needs, but it's going to |
| not using its nutrients on damaged, dry or | | | | be effective to maximize production. This may |
| nonessential parts. | | | | also prevent your grapevine from growing a |
| How to Prune : The Standard Pruning Method | | | | shady cover that, if not addressed, can seriously |
| Once the trellis is planted, along with the grape | | | | jeopardise grape ripening and ensuing quality of |
| vine, the plant will only be allowed to grow from | | | | the wine you make. |
| one main shoot that has to be tied, vertically, to | | | | While there are several hand-tools to help in your |
| the trellis. All the other shoots are to be clipped | | | | grapevine pruning, it is important to pinpoint the |
| back. | | | | correct one to use for your task to minimize vine |
| Once the 1st sleeping period passes, you've got | | | | damage. |
| to prune the grapevine so that the arms where | | | | Hand-pruners are advocated for weaker 1 year |
| the fruit will be supported can begin to shape and | | | | canes, while lopes and handsaws are sometimes |
| grow. Any other shoots must be clipped back. | | | | used for thicker plant sections that would |
| However, pruning will be required regularly, | | | | otherwise be hard to cut with a hand-pruning tool. |
| especially during asleep seasons, in order to keep | | | | Be patient in the first taming, and you are |
| a healthy, productive vine. | | | | guaranteed to be rewarded with a top quality |
| Generally, half-breed grapes will require less | | | | wine-making grape. . |
| pruning, weeding and pest control compared to | | | | |