NorthernWinos
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I get a gardening newsletter everyday....
Today's interesting question might be helpful for those who have vines growing....
<h2 style="margin: 10px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"> Q&A: Growing Grapevines for Wreaths
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Question: I would like to grow concord grapes, both for their fruit
and also to use the vines for making wreaths. What growing conditions
do the grapes need, and when do you cut the vines for using in
wreaths? I don't want to mess up my fruit by cutting the vines off at
the wrong time!
Answer: Grapes grow best in full sun in a spot with good air
circulation and well drained, slightly acid soil of at least average
fertility. Since grapes develop only on the current year's growth, the
vines are usually pruned back very hard in mid to late winter. This
provides plenty of vine for wreath making and other projects. (The
vine is also leafless at that time which is good because removing the
leaves by hand is tedious.) Whether or not you use the vines for
projects, do remove all prunings from the growing area to help reduce
any chances of carrying over pests or diseases from one year to the
next.
Today's interesting question might be helpful for those who have vines growing....
<h2 style="margin: 10px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"> Q&A: Growing Grapevines for Wreaths
</h2>
Question: I would like to grow concord grapes, both for their fruit
and also to use the vines for making wreaths. What growing conditions
do the grapes need, and when do you cut the vines for using in
wreaths? I don't want to mess up my fruit by cutting the vines off at
the wrong time!
Answer: Grapes grow best in full sun in a spot with good air
circulation and well drained, slightly acid soil of at least average
fertility. Since grapes develop only on the current year's growth, the
vines are usually pruned back very hard in mid to late winter. This
provides plenty of vine for wreath making and other projects. (The
vine is also leafless at that time which is good because removing the
leaves by hand is tedious.) Whether or not you use the vines for
projects, do remove all prunings from the growing area to help reduce
any chances of carrying over pests or diseases from one year to the
next.
