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Grapevine Trellis Pictures Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Pointsevenout / All my dishes 9 months, 1 week ago Thought I would give you a look at the grapevine trellises since I have been writing about it so much. This will be an evolving recipe with pictures added as the project progresses. Prep:1m Cook:1m Servings:1	Pointseveno
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all tied up

partial row look

end row look

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First picture shows an end post with brace and anti-tilt tensioning wire running on the diagonal. If you look close you can see the little piece of lumber used to twist the tensioning wire. Don’t know why it is so hard to see but it is there.

Second picture shows all three end posts and rows. You can see the drip irrigation running down the rows and on the ground. The irrigation lines on the ground still need to be covered up with some dirt for freeze protection.

Next picture is looking down the rows. You can see the individual wire tensioning devices.

Next is a picture looking across the rows. The drip irrigation can be plainly seen as well as the grapevine training rods and trellis wires.

Next picture is a down the row shot with new grapevines that have just enough new growth to snap the picture. All the surrounding grass is grown up. Both lawn mowers are in the shop but it's been raining so much I'd bog down trying to get the greenery cut. House in the background is the neighbors'. The dark streak of grass is approx the boundary.

Next picture is an across row of the new vines showing their leaves. These last two pictures are a little large. I forgot to use the photoshop to cut them down for manageability.

Next picture is mothers' original grapevines I put up on a trellis wire. It is what got this whole project started. In the foreground I have dug up two dead vines and their posts because they were too short. Too wet to work today. Again the grass is grown up because of rain and broken mowers. Tractor is my John Deere.

Next picture is part of the extra vines I have potted and am looking for a new home. Cat is not supposed to be in the picture He is waiting for me to open the door. Walkway is a concrete project I put in a few years ago. And you see an elevated herb garden area that is run-over.

Picture number 8 is about a week after I put down a herbicide. Did two rows and decided to wait to see how many grapevines I killed. Looks like a pretty good job. I'm considering leaving the grass strip down the middle of the in-between-rows area. It looks nice!

Pic # 9 is an across row look. Vines are growing right on up. I'll get the third row sprayed as soon as the sun decides to shine a full day.

Pics # 10, 11, & 12 have the vines growing up and over the 5 foot training wires. I will prune off the longer vines just past the 5 foot training wire to promote lateral growth. Pic 10 shows the closest vine in the pic tied toward us and the next vine to the right away from us. All vines get tied alternated that way to get double density in the vine rows.

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pointsevenout 9 months, 1 week ago said:
The write-up on this trellis system is in the "Organic Gardening 101" group.

juels 9 months, 1 week ago said:
SO IS THAT YOUR PROJECT AND ARE YOU DOING IT ON YOUR PROPERTY? HOW INTERESTING! HOW MANY ACRES DOES THAT INVOLVE AND ARE YOU PLANNING TO PLANT GRAPES THERE?

pointsevenout 9 months, 1 week ago said:
My property. Actually it is mothers' property. I have 100 table grape grapevines on order, due in at the end of march to the beginning of april.

The area currently is 30 x 120 feet. Going to expand it after 3 years if everything works out ok.

angelinaw 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Great work! I have been following your story with interest and I think all of your hard work will pay off! Are you going to eat, make jelly, or make wine with all of your grapes once your vineyard starts producing?

pointsevenout 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Have plans to sell to the local markets. I'm sure I'll eat my fill.

lilliancooks 8 months ago said:
WOW! You really have been doing a lot of work!!! It looks like some of the vineyards here on Long Island! Great job Points! You're no schlep, are you?

pointsevenout 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
OK Lillian. Here are the new pictures you have been waiting for. Just enough greenery to snap some pictures. Too much grass growth though. Maybe soon my mowers will be fixed and it will be dry enough to mow.

lilliancooks 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
You really have a green thumb! They look really healthy! Are you going to fill all the rows? The pic looks like a very small section. Can't wait to see a pic of the grapes! How long will it take to get a nice bunch?

pointsevenout 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
There are 3 rows with almost 100 vines total. All rows are filled less 3 holes and 2 holes in the original grapevine area. If all goes well in 3 years there will be a bumper crop and I will decide whether to put in 3 more rows.

First year the main trunk is trained to a nice vertical trunk for weight support. Second year the horizontal arms are trained out on the support wire, pinching off all fruit. Then the third year we can let some fruit grow.

It is a small area for the vineyard but I have found a way to double up on the vines to increase acreage yield.

All fruit grows from last years wood (vine). So the year before lasts wood does not produce any fruiting canes.

sparow64 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
WOW...this is awesome. Been reading some of your posts about the work you've been doing...great job.

pointsevenout 5 months, 1 week ago said:
I'm thinking on spreading some grass seed in between the rows so the grass can grow up and crowd out the weeds. Right now it looks sparse but will grow in.

pointsevenout 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Having trouble posting pictures. Will give it a go in another few hours.

pointsevenout 3 months, 1 week ago said:
OK, three more pics are posted. It's time to start lopping off the overgrown vines. The last pic shows a small outdoor stool I used when working the rows this year.

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