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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Definitely let it GROW.  You shouldn't even need to cut one thing now - you
will stunt it and keep the vine from hardening well.  Pruning should mainly
be just of the DORMANT wood in the winter.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, more, plus word on my grape book at
http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom 

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>From: Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
>To: "nafex@yahoogroups.com" <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [nafex] Grape pruning
>Date: Wed, Jun 13, 2001, 5:49 PM
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>I diligently pruned my 3-yo canadice grapevine to a few buds by removing
>most as they swelled, and have cut back some of the excess growth.  But
>anything I cut just sprouts new growth further down.  Should I keep
>cutting it back, leaving only the future cordons I want, or should I
>just let it grow now until the end of the season?
>
>Thanks,
>Ginda
>eastern Mass, zone 6
>
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