How To Grow Grapes On An Arbor
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• Hello. I am new to grape growing. I planted in late May three sticks and now 6 vines (2 from each) are about 10-12 feet long. I would like them to go along my sundeck (10 ft high). Vines already climbed up to the sundeck and started moving along. In 2 months it will be freezing here in Pennsylvania. When should I stop the vines' growth (prune them)? They still need another 7-10 ft to go along the sundeck.
What should I do to make my grapes not only the decoration pieces but also productive?
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We've built a 20'X20' by 9.5 feet high pergola. We'd like to shade the pergola with grapevines; shade being the first goal and fruit being secondary. We want to run a bare trunk up to the top and then allow the vine to spread for shade. I'm wondering if the trunk will grow after it has fixed itself to the posts thus lifting the structure? It looks like the trunks become very thick over time but do they also grow longer over time?
A lot of wild grapes grow around here. I'd like to use big vines like you're showing here. Can I just cut a section out and plant it?
screamingbabypro 4 months ago
@screamingbabypro Buy a bag of peet moss, slice the side of the bag and place 10 to 20 three bud cuttings (about 18") into the open sack and add enough water to dampen all of the peet. Store in location where temperatures are 50-70 degrees and check periodically for root development.
DaveWilsonTrees 4 months ago
I just planted a bare root Flame Seedless that is about 6 inches tall. How to I keep the trunk growing thick and straight until it reaches the top of the arbor? Won't it start to shoot off?BTW: Your spur pruning video was amazing.
snorwood4 2 years ago
Grapes grow fast. Just train it up your post and prune back all the unwanted shoots until it reaches the top of your arbor. Keep tying it down where you want it to be as it grows.
DaveWilsonTrees 2 years ago