Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...

An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...

For many home gardeners, pruning grapevines is a difficult, confusing chore. Fortunately, an understanding of the growth and fruiting characteristics of the grapevine should help simplify the pruning ...

Grapevines are fun, fruiting plants that can thrive in the highly fluctuating climate of the Front Range. Without proper maintenance, however, grapevines might not last long. Pruning is essential to ...

Muscadines are a grape native to the southeastern United States, known for their unique flavor, sweet berries, and strong adaptation to the region’s hot, humid climate. Typically enjoyed fresh, they ...

My neighbor, John Crawford, is a fourth generation vintner. I recently asked him to share some advice on pruning vines for maximum grape production. Here’s what I learned. John Crawford pruning ...

I received an email inquiring about pruning practices and immediately began to ruminate on the possibility of a connection between the act of pruning and the fruit known as a prune. It turns out there ...