My Backyard Vineyard: Season 1: Episode 2: Early Training of Vines

This video continues the series on My Backyard Vineyard. In it, I explain the goals and how to head-train a vigorous vine in the first season. Note the training of these vines is for head-trained vines, but this early training in season 1 also applies to training trunks for cane and cordon-trained vines as well.

[@TheBloggeroftheBall]

Bravo, master instructor!

[@grantcramer]

Thank you!

[@user-lj8rz1dc7x]

More great advice and instruction! Thank you!

[@grantcramer]

Your welcome! I glad it was useful!

[@petarungkopaska]

Nice information, Sir!

[@grantcramer]

Your welcome! I am glad it was helpful!

[@jlosFLTX]

hi. in east texas. planted camm noir april 30 as rootstock and as of may 8 most are about 40-42 inches (cordon at 36). should i continue to let them grow with no pruning? i am using blue-x tubes and stakes to the 36" line. i havent installed any catch or additional lines above yet as i cannot find good information of this hybrid growth pattern. tia

[@grantcramer]

Hybrids tend to be very vigorous. If you are getting very vigorous growth then you might want to prune them and start training them to your wire.

[@martinsundqvist7874]

Thanks for sharing! Really good to learn from somebody who knows this real well. I try to do the same in with vines in Sweden. Imagine the challange... /Martin

[@grantcramer]

You are so welcome! Wow, that must be a challenge in Sweden! I have not been there, but my image is that it is rather cold. Are there any vines growing successfully in Sweden?

[@martinsundqvist7874]

@@grantcramer Think Alaska... But yes, vines can grow here. Loooong days of sunshine in the summer. I grow Pinot Noir and Solaris. The Pinot is used to make som good rosé. In the sout of Sweden there are several commercial producers!

[@grantcramer]

Wow that is very interesting. I hope to visit someday. I planned a visit but then the pandemic hit.

[@larrywoloshyn8055]

Feb 2 2024.
Hi friend.
Question.
So basically how tall is your base vine when you snipped the top.

[@grantcramer]

3 ft or 1 meter

[@chamatkaribaba884]

Sir vibe should be cut 2nodes same as 3rd year to4th n 5th continue

[@grantcramer]

I’m not sure I understand your question. Please explain further.

[@chamatkaribaba884]

Every year we should leave 2 or 3 nodes

[@grantcramer]

Yes leave two buds per spur. In general for most varieties this will make two shoots with two clusters each.