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Our grape vines where attacked by Japanese beetles. Can we still help the grapes ripen?
Posted in: Grape Growing by admin on January 25, 2010
We have 3 grape vines in our back yard. Both last year and this year the vines where heavy with lots of grapes. Last year, Japanese beetles ate most of the leaves and the fruit just died without ever ripening. This year we put out a bunch of beetle traps. We had 15 pounds of dead beetles, but this was not enough, so we started spraying. The spay protected the leaves, but I’m afraid it was too late. About 20 percent of our leaves are damaged. Is there anything we can do at this point to save our grape harvest this year? Should we prune off bunches that start to die? Would this help other bunches survive?
Prune off all the dead leaves that have been damaged. Some fertilizer,will be helpful.
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Comment by Aron Kishore on January 25, 2010 at 3:50 pm
My father never had Japanese beetles on his grape vines, and he never had to put out traps. He did, however, have them on his peach tree. May I ask if you have anything else planted nearby? Also, have you tried planting wild rose bushes in the vicinity of the grapes? For whatever reason, they will flock to the roses instead of the grapes and your grapes will be saved.
Deer used to be our big problem with grapes, so I can safely say that sometimes the branches and leaves are eaten or broken, but the grapes will still grow.
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Comment by granola~guy on January 25, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Bless your hearts!
It is a wait and see situation. Don’t do anything except watering for now.
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Comment by Joanne A. W on January 25, 2010 at 5:08 pm
that is pretty serious, try pruning off the dead leaves or sections that have been damaged, use a bit of fertilizer, and try to get them back to normal, but it really depends on where you live, try going to your local fresh market, gardening centre, or florist for some advice, if possible, replant them in a green house
this year’s harvest might be hard to determine, but try to get your grape vines growing healthy before anything else
hope this advice helped^_^
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Comment by Tina on January 25, 2010 at 5:44 pm
yes buudy
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Comment by BOY on January 25, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Plant more grapes in different regions within Japan.
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Comment by N.T. on January 25, 2010 at 6:50 pm
It too hot today here.
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Comment by Dashua on January 25, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Prune off all the dead leaves that have been damaged. Some fertilizer,will be helpful.
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Comment by shake4me on January 25, 2010 at 8:21 pm