Winter Vine Pruning

wannabegrower Says:

Nov 18, 2007 - Great example of grape pruning - spur system

Star2700 Says:

Mar 8, 2008 - I liked this video becuase of it's pure and simple.

theRetroboy Says:

May 15, 2008 - Yes. Well done, with good close-ups to demonstrate what parts to cut and what not to. I realize table grapes (what I grow in my yard) are a little different and you want a few more buds left for those, but the process and context here are clear.

mroconnell Says:

May 18, 2008 - Neat. Nice to see other short winemaker videos on here.

nighawaaaxx Says:

Jul 4, 2008 - i hate these places lol.. makes it so much easier with the felco electric cutters, full days work with out changing a battery !!!

DHoldaway Says:

Jan 29, 2009 - glad you enjoyed the videos... the folks at Simi are great...

fdballer50 Says:

Feb 25, 2009 - thanks for the video... but i have a question. i'm pruning some chardonnay vines for this years crop and it's my first time out in the field. so theoretically, i know what i need to do cause i studied viticulture in college. but, i remember one of my profs telling us about a ratio for optimum production. our vines are pretty vigorous, but we're only harvesting about a ton per acre. i'm not sure what our soil depth is, but that seems ridiculously low. any tips on what i could do?

fdballer50 Says:

Feb 25, 2009 - i'm doing a bilateral cordon, with a few single cordons. and i'm cutting back to three buds per spur, but the amount of spurs varies per cane. i hear either five or six spurs per cane is optimum. but i'm not sure.

ozglenn Says:

Jun 27, 2009 - Its two buds per spur not three and for weak spurs leave one bud

timarulad Says:

Aug 14, 2009 - Don't you worry that you may lose some shoots during the growing season? Because if you only leave as many buds as there were shoots, you may not have so many next year.I guess you already know how many buds you're going for, maybe you should point that out so as to save others from cutting off too many buds.

humanoflife Says:

Nov 15, 2009 - it seems like u cut off the whole tree pruning seems complicated but i know its good

getdownyal Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - I'm scared to cut so much. I have the big old grape vine in my back yard and I've only pruned the deadwood. Seems happy enough. The grapes of big and full and lots of clusters, but I think they are concord (for grape jelly). Does that make a difference? And what about pears?

WoundedEgo Says:

Dec 21, 2009 - Since these are Cabernet, I assume you are pruning for wine? What would be different if you were pruning for a grape to eat?I have Muscadines and Scoopernang; what would I do differently?Thanks!

tmc200527 Says:

Jun 2, 2010 - Thanks for the video but I'm still not to confident about the cuts. I have a reliance and a frontenac and this is the second spring. They have two cordons about 5ft high and 5ft in each direction. There are shoots about every 4in along the cordon on the reliance and the shoots are over 20 in long. There are a couple of flower clusters on each shoot. Do I have to remove all the flowers or can I keep some to get grapes this year?

willhelm87miles Says:

Feb 18, 2011 - you can make wine with those grapes too. check out Chateau Elan winery

WoundedEgo Says:

Feb 18, 2011 - Since posting, I've learned that the preferred grapes for eating "out of the hand" are large grapes, while for making wine, a small grape is preferred. Not that I'm that fussy.

cherrygrower Says:

Mar 13, 2011 - Good info lousy filming. Might as well have been a podcast for all you could see.

fatdaddyherb Says:

Mar 19, 2011 - Curious wondering if there is a specific angle to prune these shoots; with apples I've learned to prune at angles of 45-60 degrees. Thanks.