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Training grape vines up a brick wall?

 
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I've started doing this by using lag shields and eye bolts . What do I do with the shorter vines that are growing "away" from the wall? Do I wait till they get longer and curve them towards the wall? Or just prune them?

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It really depends on how big the vine is and what you want to do with it .
If you are after grapes then prune .

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David thanks for the response. I am primarily growing it for grapes I'd say, unless there are other uses for it that I haven't learned about yet. The vines are maybe 3-4 ft at the longest right now.
 
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For grape production you need to prune it anyway. Maybe you can fix horizontal wood frames with bolt and you can fix the bearing vines etc.
 
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