Can anyone provide me with the best method of propagating grapevines-I have access to all the cuttings that I need, but need some expertise on the best way to do this. Eagerly anticipating good juice/jelly in 3 years. BTW will be from Concord-type stock. Thanks!

-- Jim Deweese (Jedeweese@earthlink.net), September 21, 2001

Answers

Grape vine cuttings must have the solid wood on the planted ends and green soft on the other ends. Place them into containers that will allow ample room for growth for replanting next spring, protect from freezing; use light slow release fertilizer.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), September 21, 2001.

when you make the cutting,, what do you do with them,, directly in the soil,, or water till roots form,, or what??

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), September 21, 2001.

dont cut them yet wait untill winter when they are harddened off then prune your vinescut flat just below a node and about 6-12'' long cut at an angle so you can tell which end is up tye them in bundles and burry them upside down keep them moist cover the ends with sand when spring comes a dark cover over the sand will increase heat making the roots grow first when the roots start plant them out and keep the weeds away when they show a little growth transplant you have to take care not to leave them covered too long peak and plantjust when the buds start to break

-- george darby (windwillow@fuse.net), September 21, 2001.

In Wisconsin, we prune in April, after the ground is thawed but before the buds swell. Take cuttings the diameter of a pencil, with exactly five buds on them. Plant them in good soil with three buds below the ground, and two above. The buds below the ground will grow roots, and those above will grow leaves. Good plants result at least eighty percent of the time. Keep them well watered the first year.

-- Leo (wintersongfarm@yahoo.com), September 22, 2001.