No Grapes

I bought and planted some grafted crimson seedless vines about 5 years ago from the local nursery.
They have grown well with pruning every year
During the summer they grow vigourous vines with plenty of green leaves but never produce any grapes
It is a mediterranean climate here in Perth with lots of vineyards

Any suggestions would be appreciated

Philip

 

Do they flower?
Margaret

 

no flowers

 

Apparently you are pruning the flowering wood off.

 

How should I prune them
I was told to prune back to the second or third bud

 

You need to find out which pruning group this cultivar belongs to, look for discussion of pruning grapes on the internet for pointers. Try searching "grapes pruning" etc. (book GOOGLE HACKS says to start with name of larger subject in search string first and then narrow it down).

 

Thxs Ron
If I'm supposed to get flowers then I've definitely been pruning them too short. http://www.ehow.com/how_172725_prune-grape-vine.html says to leave 12 buds (after the third year) on each trained branch off the main trunk. Grapes should grow off these buds. I'll pruning like that this winter and keep my fingers crossed
Cheers
Philip

 

Probably see immediate improvement.

 

Hi phillip. Grapes produce fruit on wood that grew the previous year. Here's a website to help you out.

http://cetulare.ucdavis.edu/pubgrape/tb1600.pdf

Cheers

 

Thxs for the info

Does this mean that if I do not prune at all, then there will be more grapes next year ?