How to trellis grapes: build a trellis, prune a vine

How to trellis grapes: build a trellis, prune a vine

GROW YOUR OWN Foodscape and organic garden in your frontyard.

We show how to build a simple trellis, prune young vines, and train them to the trellis. We then take a look at what pruning looks like on more established vines.

To add these trellised grapes to our foodscape, we planted one vine bareroot in March of 2018 and two potted vines in June of 2018. In this video, we show building a trellis in 2019 using 4x4 redwood posts and galvanized steel wire. The video features pruning demonstrations on all three 2018 planted vines showing how to set them up for training to a trellis both when trained or untrained during their first growing season. The look at what pruning looks like on more established vines features a spur-pruned variety which is trained to an arbor.

[CuriousinNY]

Awesome video on starting, training and pruning grape vines!!!! The best one yet.

[bubgum]

I can’t wait until my Concord grapes are ready.

[Pakwizz]

You should make a separate video just about Grape arbor pruning.

[modernmountaineer]

Excellent video! Very informative. Great job of explaining what your doing and how to do it.

[sonsofliberty]

You only need 14ga wire or 12ga. You can use either on a high tensile electric fence for horses and cows.

[andymckenzie]

Thanks for posting this! This past winter I moved into a house with a grape vine planted in the yard. The "trellis" it's on is about two feet high, which isn't doing much for it. It's producing some (tiny) fantastic grapes, and I'm planning to put it up on a better trellis as soon as I can get around to it, probably in the fall. This has been a great intro to what I'll need to do.

[gadingborneo]

Excellent video! Very informative. Great job of explaining what your doing and how to do it.i plant at home table grape jupiter

[alseveron]

Good helpful video, thanks! I've done similar thing with 4" posts. If you nail a long cross member across the tops of your posts, you can tighten your turn-buckle good and tight, without loosening the end posts. That's what I did, anyway. Just a suggestion.. (from the southern England). Good luck with your growing...

[ritabaker]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!!!

[larryconover]

why did you cut THROUGH the top bud?? instead of moving it all together???

[sakethk]

Can I plant grape in a vegetable bed next to vegetable vines? My vegetable bed is 12 inches deep.

[twal]

Level is horizontal, plumb is vertical. Post are plumb not level.

[sonsofliberty]

Putting gravel in the bottom of the hole should be stressed. Stone allows the water to drain so you don't rot your post

[onlywatch]

Did you talk about how you built the "roof"? Did you just use the wire back and forth? Or did I miss that on how you accomplished the wire above?

[michaelagibbs]

I have a Flame grapevine which I will train to be spur pruned. Is it better to have the spurs pointing up or down or doesn't it matter? Thanks.

[PhillipOliver]

Would this also apply to ornamental grapes like 'Crimson Glory' that is growing on a large pergola to provide shade and fall color? Also, if you didn't prune during the first winter, should you start again the second winter from the beginning?

[markhellner]

What does cutting through the node vs above it do? Is it to stop it’s growth from continuing upwards?

[bridgetbean]

I have 1 grape I’m growing. I have it spanning across 1 cattle panel that is 8ft long. Last year it grew past the length of the panel so now I’m reconsidering changing its trellis system. If I go with your plans here, how long and tall should I have the trellis to make this work for 1 grape?

[adorable]

I discovered an awesome collection of videos that may help you at Grape grower folio

[nicholasmiller]

Any place you recommend to buy vines (in SLC)?