This Winter Cut Looks Like It Will Kill Your Grapevine. It Doubles Your Grapes. Why?

Every winter, experienced grape growers walk up to a big, healthy vine and cut most of it away. The pile on the ground ends up bigger than what is left on the trellis. It looks like the vine will never recover. And the next summer, that same vine is heavy with bigger, sweeter grapes, while the vine nobody pruned is a tangled jungle of leaves and small, sour bunches. In this video: 🍇 The old legend of the donkey that “invented” grape pruning 🍇 Why grapes only grow from buds on last year’s wood 🍇 What happens to a vine when you leave too many buds 🍇 The simple “30 plus 10” rule university experts use 🍇 The 250-year-old vine at Hampton Court Palace that is pruned hard every winter and still gives hundreds of pounds of grapes 🍇 Spur pruning vs cane pruning, made simple 🍇 The mistakes almost everyone makes, and how to avoid them 🍇 How to turn your winter cuttings into brand new grapevines It will look like you have gone too far. That is exactly how you know you have done it right. If you enjoy old garden tricks explained properly, subscribe for more. 💬 Do you have a grapevine at home? How hard do you usually cut it back? Tell me in the comments. #grapevine #pruninggrapes #grapepruning #wintergardening #fruitgarden #backyardgarden #gardeningtips #homegrown #growyourownfood #grapes