| Just the other day, me and a good friend
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| | larger berries) is not often done by home
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| of mine, was talking about the mistakes
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| | grape growers. Applying the correct
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| most of the grape growers make.
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| | summer treatments, will ensure that
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| These are basic errors that can easily
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| | pruning during the winter will be much
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| fixed if the grape grower knows how to.
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| | easier. This will also keep your vine
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| Here are 10 things most grape growers do
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| | from compacting, which will be bad for
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| wrong.
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| | sunlight penetration, disease control and
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| 1. Poor planning of your vineyard
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| | ripening of fruit, shoots and buds.
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| Remember, the best row direction for a
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| | 6. Choking of young training shoots
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| grape vine is north/south. This will give
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| | When training the vine, we use a string
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| the vines the maximum exposure to the
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| | attached to the vine and stretched to the
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| much-needed sunlight and the vines need
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| | bottom wire of the trellis. This training
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| the sunlight to ripen fruit, ripen buds,
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| | line (strings) is tied the incorrect way
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| and for normal photosynthesis.
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| | so shoot above this string was chosen to
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| 2. Underestimation of the vitality of the
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| | train and develop the vine. Once the stem
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| vine
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| | of the vine grows thicker, and this
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| Too many people construct their trellises
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| | training wire was not removed, it chokes
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| to small and then the vine overgrows the
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| | the vine and can even kill it! I've seen
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| whole trellis by so much, that the
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| | 2-year-old vine die because of this.
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| advantages of having a trellis have no
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| | 7. Leaving way to many clusters on young
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| effect! The main purpose of a trellis is
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| | vines
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| to support the vine, but another main
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| | I call this greediness (not being rude
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| reason for having a trellis is to spread
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| | :-). This is natural, you leave as many
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| the shoots, so it will be exposed to
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| | grapes as you can on a young vine -
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| enough sunlight.
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| | actually, what you are doing is setting
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| 3. The trellis is not constructed
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| | back the young vine and eventually you
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| beforehand.
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| | will struggle to develop a strong
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| I see this problem often. You plant your
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| | framework
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| vine, and think you will set up the
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| | 8. Choosing the wrong shoots when pruning
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| trellis later and this usually never
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| | Choosing the wrong shoot will have a
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| happens before the 2nd year. What you are
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| | direct influence on the crop size. Use
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| actually doing, is setting back the
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| | only strong, well matured shoots as
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| development of your vine with one full
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| | bearers for next season's crop. If you
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| year! And normally this makes pruning,
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| | cane prune, this is even more important!
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| training and disease control almost
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| | 9. Not training the vine the correct way.
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| impossible! Construct your trellis before
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| | This is by far the biggest mistake, home
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| you plant the vine, this will guarantee
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| | grape growers make and this will
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| that you can start training the vine as
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| | influence the vine for the rest of its
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| soon as starts growing.
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| | life. The training of a young vine must
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| 4. Underestimating the importance of
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| | be done properly because the training
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| removing site shoots when training your
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| | method you use, will make the framework
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| vine.
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| | of your vine.
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| Side shoots set back the growth of your
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| | 10. Knowledge!
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| young vine and uses energy that could
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| | OK so even the most experienced grape
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| have gone into growth. One very important
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| | grower, still learns new things every
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| thing to remember is that side shoots are
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| | single day, but you must teach yourself
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| used for developing the framework of the
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| | the basic knowledge of the grape vine,
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| vine, once it reaches the trellis. Do not
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| | before you start growing one.
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| remove any side shoots, within 6 inches
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| | Most of the home grape growers make these
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| from the bottom trellis wire, once your
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| | basic mistakes. Applying the correct
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| vine reaches the this wire.
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| | techniques will ensure a healthy, great
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| 5. Summer treatments not done properly
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| | looking, fruitful and happy grape vine.
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| The removing of leaves, the suckering of
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| | "The Complete Grape Growers Guide" will
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| water shoots, the twining of shoots and
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| | cover ALL of these mistakes in detail.
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| the thinning out of bunches (if you want
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| | Have a grape (great) day!
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