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I’ll push back on one thing [USER=30637]@Rice_Guy[/USER] said re: training. You’re planting vinifera and it’s a lot easier to train than Northern hybrids. I have both Cabernet Franc and hybrids and the Cabernet has an easy, predictable upright growth habit, while the hybrids (Marquette and Itasca) are a little wilder and require more work to train them (though I’m still able to train them to VSP). What you’re trying to do is not ideal, but if I were given the puzzle of fitting 4 vinifera vines into the space you’ve created, I would do it like this to give each vine at least 3 feet from its neighbor.[ATTACH=full]100788[/ATTACH]Your yield will be very low. I think it’s reasonable to estimate 0.5 to 1.0 lbs of quality fruit per linear foot, depending on maturity and health, so I’d expect you’ll get 6-14 lbs, which will not be enough for a gallon of finished wine.
I’ll push back on one thing [USER=30637]@Rice_Guy[/USER] said re: training. You’re planting vinifera and it’s a lot easier to train than Northern hybrids. I have both Cabernet Franc and hybrids and the Cabernet has an easy, predictable upright growth habit, while the hybrids (Marquette and Itasca) are a little wilder and require more work to train them (though I’m still able to train them to VSP). What you’re trying to do is not ideal, but if I were given the puzzle of fitting 4 vinifera vines into the space you’ve created, I would do it like this to give each vine at least 3 feet from its neighbor.
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Your yield will be very low. I think it’s reasonable to estimate 0.5 to 1.0 lbs of quality fruit per linear foot, depending on maturity and health, so I’d expect you’ll get 6-14 lbs, which will not be enough for a gallon of finished wine.
