More on Propagating Grapevines

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.

Garden Fence/Grapevine Trellis

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.

The Arbor with the first year grapevines.

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