Grape Vines need Trimming

From time to time, my husband and I visit relatives in the Florida Panhandle and once we get onto Interstate 10, it is a nice but boring ride.  The road is lined with oaks, pines, and other ever green trees and bushes.

There is a strand of grape vines that have always caught my attention near Defuniak.  It is so neat and well kept. 

In he summer time, the leaves are green and lush and in the winter time the vines are neatly trimmed.  This is a well established vineyard.

We had to stop and take a closer look.  We wanted to find out how professionals trimmed their grape vines.

It is recommended that the vines be trimmed before the leaves start to sprout.

When we got home, we promptly went out to see what we had to trim.  It was obvious that we needed to drastically cut stems and branches to leave one main limb to climb the trellis.  From this main growth, other branches will grow and produce grapes.

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