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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / September 2008Grape vine - Fruit too small
Hi, We've recently moved home, and in the garden there was a very old grap vine, it's beautiful and intend on keeping it. This year we ha hundreds of bunches of grapes however the grapes only grow to the siz of small peas (red grapes). I was wondering if there was anything tha i could do to improve the size of the crop. Not sure what type of grap vine it is as like i mentioned it is quite a mature grape vine, and don't think the previous owners have really looked after it or reall prunned it. I was thinking of pruning it this year maybe that woul help, but have no idea how far back i should prune this vine back to. Hope someone can help! (UK -- LittliPixie LittliPixie;816616 Wrote: > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > (UK) If each bunch has lots of tiny fruit, I suspect someone has overlooke the need to thin the fruit. Use thin pointy scissors, snip of alternate fruitlets. The aim is to have fewer fruit to the bunch - no fewer bunches. This allows more room and nutrients for those left t grow bigger. Vines also benefit from a mulch, and need water to swell th fruit. I'm far from being an expert, and perhaps someone else can explai better, but most gardening books show how it should be done. Watch out for mould, it can ruin the lot in very short time -- Tim Perry > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Hope someone can help! The plants are probably currants, a relative of the grape with small fruits. They're frequently used to make jelly or jam, and can be used as a flavoring in various recipies. Check on Google for recipies. Paul In the event these are indeed grapes, and if the vines aer overgrown, you can help yourself by doing some research into pruning the vines back. I have some 40+ year old concords, which had been sadly neglected (by me) for the past 4-5 years. This spring, almost too late in the season, I went out and trimmed the heck out of them. My wife thought I had killed them, and for a while it looked like she was right. However, the plants have thrived this season, and again look almost as bushy as they did last year. So if you have overgrown GRAPE vines, consider a decent pruning, and of course, thin judiciously. In article <4e1b2de8-0a8f-4fc1-97ad-bb4fadf4b0bb@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, > In the event these are indeed grapes, and if the vines aer overgrown, > you can help yourself by doing some research into pruning the vines [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > So if you have overgrown GRAPE vines, consider a decent pruning, and > of course, thin judiciously. If they are truly grapes, then when you prune (when vines are dormant), leave about 25 buds. After vine bushes-out, trim leaves, top and sides, to allow ventilation and penetration of sunlight into the vines.  SignatureBilly Bush and Pelosi Behind Bars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTfcAyYGg&ref=patrick.net http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1016232.html LittliPixie;816616 Wrote: > Hi, > > (UK) If the fruit is too small pick off some of the flowers so the plant' energy is going to fewer flowers causing bigger frui -- bob123 > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > (UK) It's my understanding that gibberellic acid is widely used to increase the size of the grapes but the resulting flavor is less intense. Signature"I will show you fear in a handful of dust" -T.S. Eliot |
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