Comments on: Canopy Management: Leaf Pulling http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/21/canopy-management-leaf-pulling/ Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erroll http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/21/canopy-management-leaf-pulling/comment-page-1/#comment-12290 Erroll Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:35:35 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/21/canopy-management-leaf-pulling/#comment-12290 Thanks Andrea, I didn't realize that older leaves, even if still green and in full sun, don't contribute much sugar. That will make the decision making much easier next year. Erroll Thanks Andrea,

I didn’t realize that older leaves, even if still green and in full sun, don’t contribute much sugar. That will make the decision making much easier next year.

Erroll

]]> By: Andrea http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/21/canopy-management-leaf-pulling/comment-page-1/#comment-12281 Andrea Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:04:41 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/21/canopy-management-leaf-pulling/#comment-12281 Really, the base-leaf that can cover the grape are the eldest, the first leaves formed in spring, so their photosinthetic efficiency is quite small. You can leave them to protect the grape or you can remove them to allow more sunlight to reach the fruit, it dipends on the season and on the site you are cultivating, but I do not think it will affect the sugar content in your grape... Andrea, from Italy. Really, the base-leaf that can cover the grape are the eldest, the first leaves formed in spring, so their photosinthetic efficiency is quite small. You can leave them to protect the grape or you can remove them to allow more sunlight to reach the fruit, it dipends on the season and on the site you are cultivating, but I do not think it will affect the sugar content in your grape…

Andrea, from Italy.

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