tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post3725081929125078454..comments2024-03-04T01:42:16.830+10:30Comments on Zucchini Island: First time pruning the grape vineJason Dingleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-6748338245531674502011-09-06T12:54:27.404+09:302011-09-06T12:54:27.404+09:30Amy my thought is that if I help out I have got be...<b>Amy</b> my thought is that if I help out I have got better chance of being invited to the drinking.<br /><br /><b>Serendipity</b> I think because fruit trees take a few years to get established the fear of making a mistake is high. I just back from a small holiday and within the first 5 minutes of being home I checked the grape vine. No action yet. I am at work at the moment so I will have to get back to you re the variety.<br /><br /><b>Lisa</b> I would have more fear asking my dad than doing it myself. He has no fear when it comes to pruning, he is like chain saw.<br /><br /><b>Bek</b> nothing wrong with self taught. Every skill at one stage was self taught. The proof of your skills is in the pudding (grape pudding). So thanks for commenting you have made me feel at ease.Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-53314191454643818502011-09-04T16:32:52.449+09:302011-09-04T16:32:52.449+09:30Looks pretty good to me! From what I understand wi...Looks pretty good to me! From what I understand with pruning (and training) grapes there are a couple of methods, most of which start by growing a single stem up to the main support and then for new growths cut back into old stems while leaving 1-2 buds for new growth. I inherited a 30 year old vine in my garden and my first pruning effort was very tentative, but the vine has grown and fruited well on these pruning principles. But I'm completely self taught so I'm sure there's plenty out there who know a heap more about grape pruning than I do!!!Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225621037420851059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-86844973031442519732011-08-27T16:30:32.952+09:302011-08-27T16:30:32.952+09:30You are braver than I - I got my Dad to prune mine...You are braver than I - I got my Dad to prune mine and he got my brother (who used to work at a vineyard) to prune his! It looks like you've done a great job.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439757929481857003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-58996653817186882242011-08-24T08:04:42.066+09:302011-08-24T08:04:42.066+09:30Courageous move Jason. I like you have little idea...Courageous move Jason. I like you have little idea when it comes to pruning. I've randomly pruned a few natives in my time but for some reason am always a little tentative when it comes to pruning fruit trees. I've listened to the gardening commentators on the ABC roar at callers when they've fessed up about pruning lemons etc so I think I'll be booking myself into a course at some stage too. What you've done with this grape seems completely logical to me and hopefully the approaching Spring will tell you you've done the right thing. BTW what sort of grape is it?serendipity2000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-43276426419863789132011-08-23T15:18:30.321+09:302011-08-23T15:18:30.321+09:30Jas you really need to get your priorities right.....Jas you really need to get your priorities right..."invite me over when you are ready to crush the grapes" don't you mean "invite me over when the wine is ready" :-)<br /><br />Ps I would like to say good job on the vine, but in truth I have no pruning experience or knowledge. I can say though that the best way to learn is by trying, no matter how bad you might fail, so good job on attacking your vine rather than just leaving it from fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-61237998840725808732011-08-23T15:07:10.872+09:302011-08-23T15:07:10.872+09:30David the great thing about vines is they can be g...<b>David</b> the great thing about vines is they can be grown flat thus taking up almost no space. You should grow them along your fences. Makes a boring fence look allot prettier. Invite me over when you are ready to crush the grapes.Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-68452164978622115252011-08-23T14:40:59.316+09:302011-08-23T14:40:59.316+09:30Nice work on the vine - I am trying to convince Na...Nice work on the vine - I am trying to convince Nat that we should grow enough grapes for home wine making - I'm shooting for booze self-sufficiency.Davidnoreply@blogger.com