Winter pruning has always been a challenge for me to figure out, exactly when?

So I figure today is good. Two degrees today and the temps are supposed to be just above or below zero for the next two weeks.

There is ice and snow on the ground. The kind that creates puddles as it melts like an ariel view of the Arctic in spring.

Pruned the grapes first. The one on the south side grew three times as much as the one on the north. Names please?

The old guy at the parking pad must have put out 100 feet of vine last year.

Then I tackled the honeysuckle. Holy smokes that was a mess. Gave it a hard cut back to the fence rail. Had to cut it out of the dogwoods. It had a few sprouts but was pretty dormant. The dogwoods on the other hand actually squirted sap.

And then the clematis. The hardest I’ve ever cut it back. It had a number of buds forming.

Should I have started earlier? Spring will tell.

Current Weather 13:45 EST

3°C
Overcast
Feels Like : -1
Wind : SW 21 km/h
Humidity : 79%
Pressure : 101.2 kPa
Visibility : 16 km
Sunrise : 7:04
Sunset : 17:59
Ceiling : 4200 ft