Recovering a Grape Vine After Deer Damage

If a deer has chewed your grape vine in half, don't panic. Grape vines are resilient and will regrow vigorously from just below the injury or from the root system. To train the new growth, run a string from your arbor down to the base and secure it to the strongest emerging shoot. Select this shoot to become the new main trunk.

To prevent future browsing, loosely wrap the trunk with chicken wire. This barrier deters deer without constricting the vine as it expands.