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Support for concord grape vines?

13 years ago

I'd like to try growing a few concord grape vines. What type of support would you recommend? While I'd like some grapes, I'm not too concerned about high yield. Maybe something that looks nice and still produces some grapes. Thank you for any suggestions :)

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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
13 years ago
I don't grow concords, but there is an awesome video on You Tube that shows a high cordon trellis. You can SEE the trellis, and the demonstrator shows you exactly how to prune these grapes! Good luck to you!
Suzi

Here is a link that might be useful: Pruning Concords on High Cordon Trellis
cinsay
13 years ago
Well, I'm not an expert and only have one concord grape vine. But here is my experience.

I started mine in the front yard about 2 ft. from the side of the house. We have a HOA so it had to look "nice" so to speak. I bought two sturdy metal decorative frames about 2 1/2 ft. wide and 6 ft. tall. I set them next to each other side by side. I used a heavy metal garden fence stake to anchor it in the middle and wired the edges together and to the stake. So far its working wonderfully.

The vine is vigorous though and could use up to twice as much space. I have to bend the vines down as they grow and weave them through the trellis frame to improve airflow.

I control the vine with pretty heavy pruning in late winter to try to keep it fruitful and from taking over the side of the house. I trained the vine to two arms and a back up trunk/vine in case I ever need it. I get plenty of grapes from it and sometimes thin the grapes just to keep the vine healthy. In the summer I also have to trim off a couple of vines that try to climb up the side of the house.

So to sum up, I definately could have given this vine more room to spread out but so far I couldn't have asked for a better outcome.

~Cindy
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