As I type this it is nearly the end of 2020 and there are now three full years of vineyard videos, two harvests, and a "My First Wine" playlist where I make a red wine from the grapes harvested in 2020 (a 1,500 lb harvest!). Check out all of the playlists here: 2018 Playlist: ruclips.net/video/my-kvmNGf8M/видео.html 2019 Playlist: ruclips.net/video/de74c1VcjXQ/видео.html 2020 Playlist: ruclips.net/video/hYVFnNYkM6s/видео.html My First Wine Playlist: ruclips.net/video/H86h7LCWAEU/видео.html Enjoy the videos and remember to subscribe and watch the 2021 season! I'll be pruning the vines soon so make sure to subscribe now! Here are the professional Felco F7 pruning shears I use: amzn.to/3dxEJaM
Thanks for the vid. Do you have any vines growing along the bottom wire, or do you just use it to hold the vines from above? It was great to see what you do with the young vines. I have a bunch and now have a better idea of how to proceed. I butchered my main vines this year by over-pruning, hoping to give some shape to them. I have too many in too little a space, as well. Adding to the confusion. But it's good to see how it can be done. Appreciate it.
Thanks Samlon! -- And no, nothing grows on the bottom wire, they are only for catching the shoots. It is actually called the "catch wire". Sometimes an errant shoot will give it a try, but unless there is a missing cordon and a resultant open spot, I reposition and hedge those.
Nice video. Had a quick question about the vine the deer bit. We got a deer tonight BTW at my place. Dnr gave us a permit for the damage they've been doing out there. My question is though, what kind of growth did you get from where it was cut off? I have been watching some videos of a muscadine vineyard down south that takes a vine up to the wire then cuts it right before the wire. After this it has a double growth and he takes one vine down the right side of the wire and one vine down the left side of the wire. I noticed that your vines look like you brought two main trunks up (not fluent in grape anatomy yet) and made one go to the right and the other goes to the left. I didn't know if his way was only for muscadine grapes or if any vine would react that way? I tried to ask him but I don't think they check their RUclips much. I know with lots of plants pruning means growth, but I am going to have to make this decision in the future and am curious!
Hi Brian, Any damage can usually be fixed as grape vines are very vigorous. You can cut them off at the ground and they will re sprout. When I get damage to a trunk like the top being bitten off, the next branch down will take it's place. As for the number of trunks, I prefer to train two trunks from the ground per vine, then each has a 3 foot cordon. Sometimes a vine will not cooperate and a single trunk will come up from the ground and I will split it as low as possible. This is because of the weather. Sometimes we will get winter kill, and if only half of the vine dies (1 trunk) you will still get grapes and not have to wait a three years for a new mature trunk/cordon. I think I'll make a video specifically on this within the next few days -- there is likely others interested in vine structure as well. Thanks for the idea 😊
@@PlanetMojo makes sense thank you. I'm going to be growing multiple varieties out here but everything I have now is top wire cordon like your setup. I'm going to be adding more next year that they recommend vertical shoot positioning. I have a lot more room down there than I thought so looking forward to seeing it in a few years. Are you going to grow any different varieties in the future?
@@brianbarnes9635 -- Yes, I would like to add one of the new cold hardy varieties -- likely two rows to start (60 or so vines) -- but I need to have a mechanized way to spray them first as well as a buyer for the grapes. If I start making wine, then definitely 😎
Looks good. Glad Natalie got to have fun with her friends.
Thanks Jeanne! Natalie and her friends had a wonderful time 😊
As I type this it is nearly the end of 2020 and there are now three full years of vineyard videos, two harvests, and a "My First Wine" playlist where I make a red wine from the grapes harvested in 2020 (a 1,500 lb harvest!). Check out all of the playlists here:
2018 Playlist: ruclips.net/video/my-kvmNGf8M/видео.html
2019 Playlist: ruclips.net/video/de74c1VcjXQ/видео.html
2020 Playlist: ruclips.net/video/hYVFnNYkM6s/видео.html
My First Wine Playlist: ruclips.net/video/H86h7LCWAEU/видео.html
Enjoy the videos and remember to subscribe and watch the 2021 season! I'll be pruning the vines soon so make sure to subscribe now!
Here are the professional Felco F7 pruning shears I use: amzn.to/3dxEJaM
Thanks for the vid. Do you have any vines growing along the bottom wire, or do you just use it to hold the vines from above? It was great to see what you do with the young vines. I have a bunch and now have a better idea of how to proceed. I butchered my main vines this year by over-pruning, hoping to give some shape to them. I have too many in too little a space, as well. Adding to the confusion. But it's good to see how it can be done. Appreciate it.
Thanks Samlon! -- And no, nothing grows on the bottom wire, they are only for catching the shoots. It is actually called the "catch wire". Sometimes an errant shoot will give it a try, but unless there is a missing cordon and a resultant open spot, I reposition and hedge those.
Nice video. Had a quick question about the vine the deer bit. We got a deer tonight BTW at my place. Dnr gave us a permit for the damage they've been doing out there. My question is though, what kind of growth did you get from where it was cut off? I have been watching some videos of a muscadine vineyard down south that takes a vine up to the wire then cuts it right before the wire. After this it has a double growth and he takes one vine down the right side of the wire and one vine down the left side of the wire.
I noticed that your vines look like you brought two main trunks up (not fluent in grape anatomy yet) and made one go to the right and the other goes to the left.
I didn't know if his way was only for muscadine grapes or if any vine would react that way? I tried to ask him but I don't think they check their RUclips much.
I know with lots of plants pruning means growth, but I am going to have to make this decision in the future and am curious!
Hi Brian, Any damage can usually be fixed as grape vines are very vigorous. You can cut them off at the ground and they will re sprout. When I get damage to a trunk like the top being bitten off, the next branch down will take it's place.
As for the number of trunks, I prefer to train two trunks from the ground per vine, then each has a 3 foot cordon. Sometimes a vine will not cooperate and a single trunk will come up from the ground and I will split it as low as possible. This is because of the weather. Sometimes we will get winter kill, and if only half of the vine dies (1 trunk) you will still get grapes and not have to wait a three years for a new mature trunk/cordon.
I think I'll make a video specifically on this within the next few days -- there is likely others interested in vine structure as well. Thanks for the idea 😊
@@PlanetMojo makes sense thank you. I'm going to be growing multiple varieties out here but everything I have now is top wire cordon like your setup. I'm going to be adding more next year that they recommend vertical shoot positioning. I have a lot more room down there than I thought so looking forward to seeing it in a few years.
Are you going to grow any different varieties in the future?
@@brianbarnes9635 -- Yes, I would like to add one of the new cold hardy varieties -- likely two rows to start (60 or so vines) -- but I need to have a mechanized way to spray them first as well as a buyer for the grapes. If I start making wine, then definitely 😎