CORVALLIS – When homeowners set out to prune grapes, kiwifruit and other berry crops, they often stand in front of the plant at a complete loss. Just getting started is intimidating. “Over my many ...

Wondering how to prune grape vines on a trellis? Pruning grapes in fall can help maximize harvests and overwinter the plants successfully.11 In the Southern Colorado River Plateau region of Arizona, ...

Q: I have two different types of grapes in my yard. One has lots of grapes every year and the other only occasionally has a couple bunches of grapes. Of course the one that rarely produces is the ...

Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...

Now that the weather is starting to feel a little more like fall and the days are getting shorter, many gardeners should start to think about pruning and other fall gardening activities. This week I ...

Delay pruning your grapevines a little bit longer. You can cut them back now, but hold off on their final pruning length until after March 1. The idea is to delay the final pruning of grapes as long ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers received $6 million in grants to automate one of the most laborious and costly jobs in vineyards and apple orchards. Each year, fruit growers spend ...

WEST PARK, N.Y. – Local growers and farmworkers are invited to a bilingual farm training program on learning how to prune grape vines. It is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Red Maple ...

A lot of pruning in December depends on your climate. In colder and milder regions, plants go dormant in winter, which is perfect for pruning them, but you do want to avoid pruning during spells of ...