I grow a few vines in England on the Double Guyot Method.The vines are quite vigorous as they are on ther own roots.( I propagated them all from cuttings).I get bud burst in early May,and by end of June the vertical shoots are past the top wire at 5'.I prune above this wire and remove the side shoots each week.In all of this I find it necessary to do a lot of tying in to keep the vines reasonably in order.I tie an 8" piece of string (2 ply) tightly on to the wire with a reef knot,and then loosely round the vertical shoot.However,I find it difficult to tie the shoot onto the 2.5 mm wire tightly enough to prevent it slipping.Someone has suggested plastic covered thin wire for ties,but I feel that they will be even more difficult to remove in the Autumn.Could someone advise of a more secure way? Michael
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14 years ago