Space grape vines 6 to 10 feet apart along a fence. 11. Training and pruning them as I’m describing ensures that the vines stay within a certain size and produce the near-maximum in quantity and quality of fruit. We screwed it into the wall, so it will support the weight of the full grown plant. Grapes are woody perennial vines that just naturally like to clamber up things. Jun 21, 2015 - This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to enliven a plain fence with climbing vines and flowering plants. 12. These vines’ stems can wrap around your wooden fence but won’t cause the types of structural damage that woody vines will. 9. Training vines to follow a fence, wall, or grow up a trellis takes time and some serious know-how. 10. This is grape vine #1, also known as Grape Blanc. Grapes can be incredibly vigorous plants. Not because it’s white but because the tag has a blank label where it should specify the name… It’s a red grape, that much I remember. As the vines mature, they tend to get woody and that means heavy. You probably can’t see the grape itself very well, but it’s next to the ratty bit of shade cloth and it will grow up the metal fence. We picked ours up at a local garden center for about ten bucks. Back to training: Once the strong, vertically tied cane reaches the top of the fence, bend it to the right or left and begin tying it horizontally. Train the vine up a simple wire or wooden trellis. Plant your young grapevine to grow against the fence and allow it to grow to the top of the fence (usually 4 to 6 feet). How To Train A Climbing Vine On A Trellis We started by anchoring a premade trellis, both in the ground and to the wall. With regular care and maintenance, your vines will grow exactly where you want them, providing extra privacy, camouflage, or decoration for your outdoor landscape. Arrange the potted plants along the fence line, separating the climbing vines with flowering plants. You can guide these vines to grow around fence posts or along your fence’s upper support beams, which will provide them with plenty of light while keeping them away from your fence’s more vulnerable slats. How To Train Twining And Clinging Vines To Grow On A Fence, Post, Trellis Or Wall Posted by Brent Wilson on 9/26/2016 to How To Articles If your objective is to cover a fence, post, trellis, wall or other structure or surface with a beautiful or handsome flowering or evergreen vine, you've come to the right place. Loosen compacted root balls with a three-tine garden claw. Dig planting holes with a shovel and pull the plants from their pots. Grape vines grow very vigorously, and most gardeners don't prune them hard enough simply because 90 percent of the growth needs to be removed each year to keep the vine manageable. Step 1: Choosing the Vines. 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