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, ...

Question: After the grapes set their fruit in the next couple of weeks, can the vine be trimmed, or does it need to grow to provide shade and nutrition to the grapes? As long as your vine is growing ...

An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...

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 ...

March is a busy time for pruning. Go ahead and prune shade trees, hardy fruit trees, summer blooming shrubs, grapes and raspberries. Evergreens like Japanese yew, Juniper, Arborvitae and spruce can ...

Pruning is an essential part of gardening. Not only does this practice help improve the overall look of your yard, but it can also promote healthier growth. Knowing how to prune is one thing—different ...

Delay pruning your grapevines a little bit longer. You can cut them back now, but hold off on their final pruning length until after March 1. The idea is to delay the final pruning of grapes as long ...

Raymond Haak planted his first grapes in 1969, when his wife, Gladys, gave him two vines for their 10th wedding anniversary. "That was 47 years ago," he says. "I put them in the ground and began to ...

As stated in an earlier column, pruning plants in the home landscape depends on the species of plant not the season of the year for the best outcome. Some shrubs and trees start the spring with the ...

I have a two year old Concord grapevine that I have growing on an arbor. Last year, I read conflicting information on pruning (one source said to prune it and the other saying not to prune its first ...

Illustration by Mark Brincefield With changing weather, questions about pruning are more frequent. When I’m out and about, pruning advice seems to be the most recurring inquiry from many homeowners.