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In our cold climate (USDA hardiness zone 3) we do sometimes see winter injury to buds. We tend to leave more renewal spurs then necessary to account for any potential bud injury. Once bud break and shoot development happens we re-evaluate replacement canes and will prune out those that are weak. Pruning is part art, part science and in our small demonstration vineyard, we tend to leave more buds then is typically recommended until we can assess any winter injury.

Yes, pruning most plants is part art and part science. Each plant is an individual that requires some subjective decisions and the experience and knowledge to predict how individual plants may respond to pruning cuts. Grapes are unique in there vigor and can be pruned back quite heavily. Training systems also need to be taken into account when pruning grapes. Spur pruning is more suited to the Vertical Shoot Positioning training system, while cane pruning is more suited for the Four Arm Kniffen training system.

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We agree. That would be lovely--maybe someday!

Thank you for the feedback! Wishing you the best of luck with your vines.

Yes this is spur pruning for the training system called Vertical Shoot Positioning

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At 14:30 a close-up view and walk-through of the pruning cuts are shown.

An internet search on forage crabgrass will yield several options on were to purchase seed. Keep in mind your region when selecting proper varieties. The Quick N Big variety shown in this video is a variety well suited for the upper Midwest, but may not do well in your region. Your state University Extension may have evaluated forage crabgrass varieties that are suitable for northern Va.

@@kevinschoessow622 I am down in SE Coastal Virginia. Goons start some searching now! Thank you I aim to mix this and Teff together in a few months. It will be survival of the fittest at that point.

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The pruning and training method described in this video are meant to be general in nature, and instruct people in the basic concepts of training and pruning for four -arm kniffin. As I described in this video, I left several ‘renewal spurs’ with one or two buds, with the “hope” or expectation that these buds will provide replacement canes the following year. What I failed to mention in this video is that not all of these buds will be allowed to grow. Depending on spring weather and how these buds grow, they may be kept or removed. So YES some of these buds/shoots will be removed early in the growing season, once we are past our spring killing frost and we have determined which shoots are worthy of leaving for replacement canes. Pruning in general is done to promote/maintain fruiting buds and to manage the canopy. As you indicated an over-abundance of shoots will increase the risk of fungal diseases. Kevin

@@kevinschoessow622 Kevin have many thanks for this information. Its of great value, soon I will try my best with your videos guidance in our garden :) Have an early spring and good harvest . Thank you again. Holger

This is the Beta variety. It is a cold-hardy grape suited to the sometimes harsh climate of northwestern Wisconsin where these videos are made.

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@@lorrainetomanuw-madisonspo3561 they really have, I don't comment much because I talk a lot... 😄😀 but I love the videos 🙋‍♀️🕊🕊🕊🏆.

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In our climate, we typically leave 8 feet between plants and 8 feet between rows to allow for growth an proper sunlight to reach the vines.

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You are correct in that most commercial fruit growers will prune in general to 2 buds per spur. There are lots of modifications to any pruning system depending on individual plant, variety, locations and personal experience. Here in Spooner in our Display Garden are primary goal is for display purposes and not necessarily production. We tend to long prune our spurs and then decide after bud break if we need to prune back to a smaller number. Winters can be harsh on our plants and this provides an opportunity to see what buds are most vigorous once spring growth happens. Kevin

@@kevinschoessow622 Thanks for the quick reply, this explains it.

Appreciate the question. Just another reminder of how important it is as an educator to qualify or footnote the why. This is one of my first public facing TH-cam videos and it's good to get feedback.

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Both trunks are from the same plant.

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