Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...

how-to books aren’t very helpful. The vines are planted along a fence. I’d like them to look like those in the wine country. A: I’ve found the information on how to prune grapes is more of a hindrance ...

We take you through the process of pruning grape vines. Are your backyard grape vines in need of a serious pruning? Did you know you can cut off 80-90% of your vines, and they will LOVE YOU for it? By ...

When properly pruned, grapes should produce a fruitful, delicious crop year after year. (Tiffany Woods/OSU Extension Service) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Once grapevines lose their leaves, the plants fade into ...

When homeowners set out to prune grapes, kiwifruit and other berry crops, they often stand in front of the plant at a complete loss. Just getting started is intimidating. “Over my many years at OSU, ...

Whether you are growing wine grapes or table grapes, it’s a good idea in our climate to delay the final pruning until you are confident that freezing, dry and windy weather has passed. The reason for ...

I have received several phone calls this month related to the proper pruning technique and time to prune muscadines. If you want to grow more grapes and less tangled vines next summer, then this ...

Two projects are underway in the Midwest to test and expand the use of mechanical grape vine pruning. One project in Wisconsin will evaluate mechanical rough pruning for cold climate hybrids. Another ...