Show grape vines prosper in various kinds of soil grape vines are usually planted sli six to eight feet apart the grape thrives well in a variety of soils provided there is good drainage e tie the heavier loams coams giving best results as a rule says the montreal herald one or two year old plants are used in planting and are usually trained to a two wired fence one wire IS 18 inches from the ground and the other four feet the young plants are cut back to two or three buds at planting time and as these develop the strongest b one is retained and the others removed the growth from this bud Is allowed to grow its full length at pruning time the second year this growth Is also cut back as before on the previous years growth and again the strongest growth Is retained and allowed to develop RS as in the first year at pruning time the third season this cane is cut back at the top of the fence As growth commences select the str strongest angest near the wires removing the others thus the ones retained will form the future frame wood of the vine |