The overall yield of your vineyard greatly depends on the method of pruning and tying you choose to use. A common method many vineyard owners and winemakers rely on is where four to six pruning canes are trained on four to six trellis wires, ready to be tied. Here are a few guidelines on how you can tie your grapevines effectively – • Before getting started, consider practicing bending a thicker, discarded vine piece to assess the breaking point. • Listen for the crunching or the cracking sound when gently and slowly bending it into a circle. • Place your hand on the piece of vine or cane and gently bend it towards the right trellis wire. The ideal direction is the one that the cane is already growing in. • In case you need to bend the wire away from the direction it is growing in, consider twisting it slightly. • Many growers choose to tie their vines in a way that they are on the east or north of the trellis. • Make sure you have the right vineyard tying tools handy to perform the steps with efficiency. Wrap a piece of twine, vinyl tape, rubber band or elastic tie around the vine. • Leave some space to allow growth just above the first bud node. Just like you would make it a point to invest in Seppi Forestry Mulchers to take care of your lands after harvest, make sure that you have the right tying tools that help you get started with the season’s grapes on the right foot.
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