How to Be Successful in Pruning and Growing Concord Grapes

Officially, the name Concord grapes originated from the place Concord Massachusetts. It is small sized fruit like a marble that produces very strong sweet flavor. Growing this type of plant is highly possible, though it requires keen planning and implementation.

Before you decide the variety you wanted to grow, you have to make sure that it is the best suited variety among others, which will certainly grow well in your area. There are several varieties to choose from that is why it is important that the selection must be done under your careful scrutiny.

If you want your vines primary because you want them as decoration, you better choose the variety that has lesser demand of time and attention. However if you want to grow grapes for you to be able to make your own wine, then Concord grape is the right choice for you.



Generally grapes appear in different colors and sizes; there are black, purple, red and green grapes. Some have seeds inside, but more often they are seedless.

It is very imperative that grapes are planted during early spring season or after the frost or winter season. Make sure that you have completely and carefully prepared your soil; meaning it was weeded, tilted and composted soil. Getting your soil ready ahead makes conditioning of the soil to be as perfect as possible with all essential nutrients needed by the plant. The soil must also be identified with good drainage system.

Grape vines in your garden are beautiful and valuable ornamental or shade around other plants. And once they are trained to grow in the trellis they offer a very pleasant atmosphere to your eyes.

It usually takes three years for your grape vines to establish. Nevertheless, once your vines are established and start producing, it last up to forty years. Take note a single vine can produce twenty pounds of fruit in the whole year. The long wait really pays off with this type of endeavor, as long as you offer good attention and care to your plant.

Maybe, the most complicated part in growing grapes is pruning, yet it is the most important part of the process. It determines how your plant will grow well and how much fruit it will yield.

If you are pruning your vine, you should always consider the current season's growth. You have to check the number of older woods and canes. Heavy pruning may offer many foliage but lesser number of fruit, while light pruning produces plentiful harvest but the fruit usually has poor quality. In doing this activity, you have to balance what you remove and what you leave behind.

Your location will determine the number of times you should prune your plants. During winter grape vines are pruned only once.

Remember that early spring season, your plant usually blossom. These blossoms if unattended will eventually turn your vines into a non productive plant. You have to remove weak shoots and old wood.

The beds of your crop must always be tidy to give wide space for your plant to grow. Keep your area free from weeds and other disturbing plants that probably share with the nutrients of your soil.

Growing Concord grapes will always supply you the best fruit for wine making, if you just continuously take good care of your vines.