Can my grape vines still grow?
Grape vines are supposed to be cut way back each winter. If you look at how they grow them at a vinyard, they let the main trunk grow up about 4 feet high and cut it off at this point. The next year, they let the shoots grow freely. At the end of that season, the cut off all but the top two side brances. They then cut these about 4 feet long and trellis them such that they’re suspended like two arms going straight out to the sides. The next year, they allow new shoots to form and branch out of the cross arms. At the end of the season, they cut each of these branches back so that only two buds remain on each branch. The next year, these buds will develop fruit along with additional branches. After the fruit is harvested, the branches are cut back to two buds and these become the fruiting/branching buds for the next year. If you want, you can plant about a 2-foot cane from the grapevine, with two of the buds buried in the soil (right side up or upside down, doesn’t matter). The exposed b
