>"White Monkey"
>

>>
>> Wait until the grapes attain pea size, then prune away all vine growth
>from
>> about 12 inches past the grape clusters.... choose your leaves from the
>pruned
>> away vine.
>
>Thanks! So they really can be from just any kind of grape vine? Great!

The leaves from any grape varietal can be used. Choose the youngest leaves of
a suitable size.

>>To maximize grape production and quality 1/3 of the vine (by
>> weight) past the grape clusters must be pruned away... this ensures plant
>> energy is directed towards grape production rather than leaf production.
>There
>> are various methods for pruning grape vines, many books have been writen
>on the
>> subject but it's more an art form requiring talent honed by faithful
>practice.
>
>Thanks, but I may not worry too heavily about it--this is a small vine as
>they go, and I'm in the Netherlands. I hold out very few hopes as to the
>likely quality of the two (count them, two) clusters of grapes on this
>otherwise thriving vine--it'll probably just count as a decorative plant.
>But it's very good information to have!

The primary reason you don't have good grape production is from improper
pruning, you want to produce grapes, not vines and leaves. With proper
management your two little vines should produce, conservatively, 50 pounds of
fruit each.


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