I recently moved to WV. The previous homeowner lived here from the earlly 70's until three years ago. The Concord grapes were planted in the 70's and the base of the vines are about 3 or 4 inches in diameter. The vines (3) have been unattended for the last three years. I moved in last summer and the vines had very few grapes. I know they needs pruning but I don't know when, or how to prune them.
Hi Dave You might want to look on the Grapes and Grape Vines forum for past answers. It seems to be quite a common problem as grape vines grow so quickly. I also suppose it depends if you want to grow for mainly fruit or, if like me, you also want to use the plants for shade. We seem to have reached the stage where we get so many grapes I can't give them all away but where we also screen two stories of our south west facing house with grape given shade!!! Good luck and hopefully someone more knowledgeable than I will also reply. Margaret
Try this: http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/fruits/grograps.htm and follow the links to pruning and any other interesting bits you find. If you are looking at other pruning advice remember that most of them will be talking about vinifera vines but you have a labrusca - Concord and it has a drooping growth habit. Ralph
Thanks for your quick reply and suggestions. I am a novice gardener and have no experience with grape vines at all; so any/all informartion is deeply appreciated.
