Friday was another pleasant mild day so rather than just thinking and blogging about pruning our grape vine I decided to actually get out into the greenhouse and get the job done. I had done some rather shoddy cutting back in the autumn but this clearly needed tidying up.
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| From 2011 Weather Pictures 1 |
There were still one or two grapes left on the vine looking in remarkable condition considering they'd endured several nights of well below freezing temperatures. I resisted the temptation to try one. I pulled off the last few remaining dead leaves and grapes before cutting last year's stems back as close as I could to the main stems of the vine. It was pleasant in the greenhouse and good to be out and getting the new gardening year off to a start.
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| From 2011 Weather Pictures 1 |
Most of last years stems are now cut back. The three green stems are last years stems and the other darker brown stubs are the remains from previous years . Typically I can see that I missed the odd leaf and little stem but at least the vine is pruned satisfactorily for new shoots in spring to emerge from the main stems.
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