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why are my grapes not growing fully and are already turning red?
Posted in: Grape Growing by admin on February 20, 2010
the plants are 3 years old and are quite big but the fruit is not growing very well
It can take several years before your vines produce good grapes. At this age, your root structure is really working hard at getting established and will short itself on fruiting to devote its energy towards roots. Further, to get good grape yield, for the next few years you will probably need to select which bunches on grapes you want to grow and cut off the rest at an early age. Then the plant can put more energy into fewer bunches. The pros learn how to prune so that the bunches get optimum sun.
Unless you are a commercial grower, you may not get those lovely bunches of grapes we see in the store. However, within the next few years, you will see more and more success and get some pretty darn good grapes.
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Well, if you’re not pruning your grape vines, they won’t have enough energy to fully develop the fruit.
Maybe fertilizer would be a good idea.
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Comment by Mynameiscurrentlynotavailable on February 20, 2010 at 4:43 pm
It can take several years before your vines produce good grapes. At this age, your root structure is really working hard at getting established and will short itself on fruiting to devote its energy towards roots. Further, to get good grape yield, for the next few years you will probably need to select which bunches on grapes you want to grow and cut off the rest at an early age. Then the plant can put more energy into fewer bunches. The pros learn how to prune so that the bunches get optimum sun.
Unless you are a commercial grower, you may not get those lovely bunches of grapes we see in the store. However, within the next few years, you will see more and more success and get some pretty darn good grapes.
References :
Comment by julieb on February 20, 2010 at 5:05 pm