Bob uses a three-wire system to train his grapes. Contact the following nurseries and vineyards to see what tours and events they re planning. O Neill s Gardenland, Con Bay Hwy., Spaniard s Bay, Nfld. The vines need watering the first year if it s a dry season, but after that they can tolerate very dry conditions, Bob says. Grapes grown in average soil don t need a tremendous amount of fertilizer he adds a couple of handfuls of composted manure or fish emulsion to each vine in fall.
Grapevines produce fruit on the previous year s growth, which makes pruning simple.
Each year preferably in November, when the wood bleeds less prune branches that have borne fruit. You could also try the simplest growing method possible. It s now 1.8 metres wide and 2.5 metres tall, and we picked nine litres of grapes this year, he says. All rights reserved.