When is the ideal time to fertilize my grape plant?
Normally, grape vines should be fertilized in the spring. Doing it in summer and fall has a tendency to produce a lot of new, tender growth, which will not be hardy enough to withstand colder temperatures. Liquid fertilizer is often recommended for grape vines to improve their ability to absorb the nutrients for healthier plants.
I have grapevines that are nice and green and growing everywhere. Can I prune them right now or wait till winter?
It's generally better to wait until the vine is dormant before pruning--in late winter. This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/grapes/prune-grape-vine.htm
I moved into a new old home that has grapevines growing all over a tall tree. I would like them to grow over an arbor. What is my best bet for making the shift?
First, you'll have to remove the ine from around the tree. Pruning it would likely be an easier way of doing this. Then, you'll have to train the main vines to grow along the arbor. Tying it in place may help.
For pruning, this article should help you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/grapes/prune-grape-vine.htm
I need the specific steps in trimming to correct pruning of a ten year old grapevine bearing no fruit ever since.
This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/grapes/prune-grape-vine.htm
My grapes are drying up before they mature. What can I do to stop this next year?
This is typically caused by a lack of water. I would try supplementing water to the plant next year. Your vine may also have over produced, which caused all the fruit to suffer. If the vines look over-full next year, thin out the bunches a bit so the plant can better support the remaining fruit.
I just planted some grape vines this year and would like to know if and how do I prune them. They have grown quite nicely this first year, but I don't know how to take care of them over the year. I would be very grateful for your help.
This article should help you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/grapes/prune-grape-vine.htm
My husband and I recently bought a house in northeastern Ohio. We were excited to find numerous grape vines in the woods, and were even more delighted when our neighbor told us that her father planted them (over 90 years ago!). However, they probably have never been pruned, and most of the grapes were beautiful, but unreachable, as they are a few hundred feet in the tops of the trees! Is it ok to try to prune some of the vines at the base, even if the bases are as big around as small trees? We pulled one vine down and built a 10-foot arbor to wrap it around, but everything we read implies that we won't get many grapes because of all the old wood. We would love to make more than the 9 jars of jelly we made this year, but we're afraid to kill the whole system since it has been doing so well on its own for the past 90 years! Any advice would be appreciated!
For this year, simply do a cleanup pruning and not worry about whether you get fruit or not this year. Prune back the vine to a manageable size and fruit will come in the following years. You should be able to start pruning now. This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/grapes/prune-grape-vine.htm