Can I grow my vines (white grapes) so that the "base"or "stalk" is around 10 -15 feet long with no (trimmed off) leaves or off shoots, until it gets high enough to get up to the roof line (of my house) and thus receive full, day long, sunlight? The "stalk" is now in mostly shade (4 hours of direct sunlight). I would then trim and prune the top part into an arbor and encourage grape development only where it gets full sun. I make wine from store purchased juice but would love to do from my own vines. Right now the production and quality of my grapes are very low do to the limited amount of sun on these vines. They were from my grandfather's garden and he used to make wine from them, so I would love to carry on the tradition but my spot to grow them is far from ideal. Thanks for any help.
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18 years ago