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Answer:<\/h3>\nLynne M. Holland, Horticulture and Social Media Professional <\/em><\/div>\nIt is really difficult to diagnose that there is a problem or what it might be when the plant is dormant.\u00a0 It appears they have not been pruned regularly and that there is some damage that may have allowed insects or diseases entrance to the wood. This is a good time to prune your grapes and it appears that the\u00a0Umbrella Kniffen\u00a0<\/a>form is a good one for the shape that they are in already.\u00a0 Click on the underlined text to be taken to the video.\u00a0 \u00a0It will be a very hard pruning back and will likely mean you may not have many grapes this year.\u00a0 For Information on growing grapes in Maine see this bulletin<\/a>\u00a0for all you need to know about growing grapes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: I am unsure if I have a disease problem, an appropriate care problem, a pruning issue, or some other issue. Obviously the two vines are dormant now, but I would appreciate some preseason advice. Answer: Lynne M. Holland, Horticulture and Social Media Professional It is really difficult to diagnose that there is a problem […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[199,200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask","category-fruit"],"yoast_head":"\n
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It is really difficult to diagnose that there is a problem or what it might be when the plant is dormant.\u00a0 It appears they have not been pruned regularly and that there is some damage that may have allowed insects or diseases entrance to the wood. This is a good time to prune your grapes and it appears that the\u00a0Umbrella Kniffen\u00a0<\/a>form is a good one for the shape that they are in already.\u00a0 Click on the underlined text to be taken to the video.\u00a0 \u00a0It will be a very hard pruning back and will likely mean you may not have many grapes this year.\u00a0 For Information on growing grapes in Maine see this bulletin<\/a>\u00a0for all you need to know about growing grapes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: I am unsure if I have a disease problem, an appropriate care problem, a pruning issue, or some other issue. Obviously the two vines are dormant now, but I would appreciate some preseason advice. Answer: Lynne M. Holland, Horticulture and Social Media Professional It is really difficult to diagnose that there is a problem […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[199,200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask","category-fruit"],"yoast_head":"\n