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[dwoodard@becon.org]

I basically know nothing about grapes; but the farmers here in the Niagara 
Peninsula (near the northern limit of commercial peach growing) seem to 
start pruning grapes about mid-January, about when woody plants hit 
maximum cold-hardiness - I speculate there may be a connection with 
*full* dormancy, but maybe it's just recovering after New Year's
celebrations. They seem to like to complete pruning by the time the vines 
strt growing, then soon after they are into tying. But a lot of it is 
getting the work done when they can.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario


On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, list@ginda.us wrote:

> Lon, or others with grape experience:
>
> what's the best time of year to prune grapes in cold climates?  I've
> usually waited until early spring, which works okay, but the wounds
> bleed an awful lot when the sap starts to flow.  I was wondering if
> pruning earlier (like now) might reduce that a bit.
>
> thanks,
> Ginda
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