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More on Propagating Grapevines

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First let me discuss the fine print. I have never tried this. This comes from conversations with one of my relatives and it sounds rather plausible. So, if anyone has tried this, please let us know.

The basic theory is that you can take a growing grapevine and simply redirect it back into the ground and back up. You bury the end of the vine four to six inches in the ground. Bend it into a U shape so the end of the vine protrudes back up out of the ground. That end then becomes a new grapevine with its own roots.

The basic concept is the same as using cuttings to grow new grapevines, but you do not have to cut them, or wait until next spring to plant them. You can do this in the middle of the summer, any time you have a cane long enough to reach the spot you want to start a new grapevine. The draw back to this is you have to start the new grapevine pretty close to the original. However, if you happen to have an unruly grapevine that you are planning to begin to use, you probably have several very long canes. You could start several new grapevines and start a mini grape vineyard.

Propagating Grapevines From Pruned Cuttings

Growing New Grapevines From Pruned Cuttings

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New grapevines can be propagated from the cuttings pruned from your grapevines. Since grapevines must be pruned every year, this gives you the opportunity to plant more and more grapevines every year without going out and spending hard earned money for more. We like free.

You will want to plan your pruning with the plan of planting your cuttings. The cuttings must be planted in the same direction they are growing, that is the end of the cutting that is closest to the base of the vine needs to go in the ground. An easy way to keep track of which end is which is to cut the bottom of the cutting straight across, and the top of the cutting trimmed at an angle. This way you can always tell which end of the cutting goes in the ground.

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Pruning the Grapevines

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It is the time of the year to prune grapevines. It is best to prune them during their dormant stage in the winter, but it is also a good idea to prune them as late in the winter as possible. Pruning them late in the winter leaves less time before the open wounds caused by pruning to naturally heal themselves. During the winter, the vines are dormant and will not heal the wounds caused by pruning. This leaves a slight chance of disease to enter through the wound. Now, it is still better to prune them early in the winter than to wait to long, but to be on the safe side, I like to wait until late in the winter.

There is a lot of information to be found on the internet about pruning your grapevines, but a lot of it is very difficult to follow. I have read and reread dozens of posts about pruning grapevines, and to be honest it was mostly very difficult to follow. Luckily this is our first year, so the pruning this year is rather straight forward.
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Garden Fence/Grapevine Trellis

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Being on only one acre of land, we are always looking for ways to maximize the usage of our space. As we were needing a new fence around our expanded garden, we had a revelation that we could also use this as a trellis for our grapevines.

During the first year of our garden, we needed a fence to keep our family dog from digging up our plants. She is wonderful dog. A little hyper and friendly as can be, but she loves to dig.

We made a trip to Lowe’s. Luckily its only a 10 minute drive since we seem to go there quite a lot. We had the measurements of our garden but were unsure of just what type of fencing we were going to use. After much discussion we settled on rabbit wire. Smaller holes on the bottom to keep out small critters and it also happened to be the cheapest. We purchased some of the little green metal posts to support the fence.

The idea of this fence worked perfectly. It went up fast, kept the dog out, and was easily moved when we expanded our garden for this coming season.