The VegHeadz are learning about caring for grapes now that we have a grape arbor, and February is the ideal time to prune grapes. Grapes bear fruit on new growth on one year old vines, so it’s important to trim back last year’s growth in early spring to make way for new shoots. Training vines also keeps the arbor from becoming an unmanageable tangle, with the resulting shade causing grape production to decline.
Peter Goren, the master gardener who is heading up the grape project, has decided to use the Munson Method of pruning. T.V. Munson, who lived in Texas, spent many years studying grapes and developing varieties. He is considered to be the savior of the French wine industry through his research. Read this interesting story here: https://www.grayson.edu/munson/index.html
There are many options for training grapes, depending on your situation and the variety of grape. Muscadines are the species that grows best in our area. For everything you need to know about growing muscadines see: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/hs100
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