I just purchased a new house and the previous owners were very health conscientious and planted fruit trees/bushes around the house. Around the yard are apple trees, cherry trees and a raspberry bush. It appeared that once the former family decided that they were going to sell their house they stopped on their lawn care. I was out pulling weeds today and finally had to stop as my back was getting sore. I went over to the raspberry bush to grab some for a snack. It has about a 2 foot fence around it so I stepped over it to get to the fruit that hasn't been picked. There are various vines all over but one was a massive, massive vine across the whole top of the raspberry patch. I grabbed a piece of it and easily tore part of the vine. I was pretty deep into the raspberry bushes, and I had been pulling weeds all afternoon, so I though "well, why not another... this one seems rather easy to pull off." As I walked my way to where the vine went into the ground I noticed berry-like fruits hanging from the vine. My stomach about sank when I realized it could be a grape vine I was ripping off the top of my raspberry bush. Just wondering if someone could confirm the pictures below...
Fruit...
http://s22.postimg.org/6o9ph2qzl/IMG_20140723_145946_442.jpg
Foliage...
http://s3.postimg.org/66c0ledk3/IMG_20140723_145934_248_1.jpg
Next question... now that I ripped out half the vine will it be ok? It's still in the ground, but it is not sprawling as much as it was before. Instead of covering 6 feet atop my raspberry bushes it only covers ~3 ft. Any quick suggestions on how to maintain it? It seems to be doing fine alone, but if there is anything I could to to have it grow more I would appreciate it.
Thanks for your help!
Fruit...
http://s22.postimg.org/6o9ph2qzl/IMG_20140723_145946_442.jpg
Foliage...
http://s3.postimg.org/66c0ledk3/IMG_20140723_145934_248_1.jpg
Next question... now that I ripped out half the vine will it be ok? It's still in the ground, but it is not sprawling as much as it was before. Instead of covering 6 feet atop my raspberry bushes it only covers ~3 ft. Any quick suggestions on how to maintain it? It seems to be doing fine alone, but if there is anything I could to to have it grow more I would appreciate it.
Thanks for your help!