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We bought the grape vines last year they have flowers coming out this year does that mean we will get grapes this year can someone tell me.

If they are pollinated you should see a few small ones your first year

for some reason it didnt happen but now we have had them 1yr maybe we live in ny.

so how how many u think there will be

Probably not many the first few years.. They must get rather tall to get lots.

But we must be patient.
good luck

they grew since last yr

We bought some grapes this year too. The packaging says to not train them at all the first year, then stake or put on trellis the second year, and you may get grapes the second or third year. DH is pessimistic about this endeavor and tells me we'll never see a grape. I told him if we did, he won't get so much as a drop of grape juice LOL (teasing of course!)

Dont know why they said that .. But dont know how much they grow in one year. Mine are pretty old so I cant say when we ate them. Still do.

dodge

ok thanks guys

Let them grow wild the first season but then you will need to prune them in the winter months every year after that for optimal production. There are a couple "styles" of pruning grapes depending on how it is staked / trellised. Since grapes are only produced on the buds from last year's growth you have to prune off about 90 % every year to keep the new growth semi near the roots. With proper pruning and fertilizing you can expect a bountiful harvest starting about the 3rd year and increasing thereafter.

ok thanks jonathan