Grape vines from cuttings

[flumpy53]

 When you prune a vine in the Autumn ,cut lengths of vine with three buds on.
Do about 20 or so lengths .
Stick them in a deep pot with potting compost making sure 2 buds are below the soil ,keep the compost moist but not wet and leave in the greenhouse till spring.
with any luck when you empty the pot out April ,May some of the vine sticks should have rooted.(i did this with 20 vine sticks and got 10 new vines )which after 2 years in the ground fruited last year

[flumpy53]

[saddad]

Well done...  ;D

[Eristic]

But easier is to simply push the prunings into the ground in some out of the way spot, leave them till the following winter then transplant to their final position.

[saddad]

Is phyloxera (?) no longer a problem then? I thought commercial grapes were on "American "rootstocks...  ???

[Eristic]

Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think there is any current problem in the UK.

[flumpy53]

But easier is to simply push the prunings into the ground in some out of the way spot, leave them till the following winter then transplant to their final position.

haha tried that and it and it didn't work ,figured the ground was to cold

[flumpy53]

Is phyloxera (?) no longer a problem then? I thought commercial grapes were on "American "rootstocks...  ???

hi what is phyloxera thanks philip

[ceres]

Good page here:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pestnote/grape.htm

[Eristic]

haha tried that and it and it didn't work ,figured the ground was to cold

You must have put them in upside down or not deep enough or used rubbish thin shoots. Temperature is not an issue as sooner or later the soil warms up and the dormant buds burst and call for water which stimulates the production of new roots. Some die but most shoot, root and flourish.

[Psi (Pronounced 'Si'!)]

thanks for the post Flumpy - great to know you share your experiences.  I think Eristic is being a tad judgemental and I for one applaud your sharing rather than criticising it!  I have taken around 20 cuttings from 3 vines this winter and am hoping something happens and some root.  I have put them in the 'lean-to' adjoining the house so they will be sheltered from the worst of the weather - fingers crossed.  Surely some protection must help increase success rates?  I'll try and let people know how I get on too.

By the way - I saw an article suggesting using rooting compound but I did not have any so wet without!  Hope it still works.

Psi

[Trevor_D]

I used exactly that method 3 or 4 years back - just put half a dozen per pot, labelled them and forgot about them till spring. Not all of them took, but quite a few folk on our site now have thriving vines. No disease problems noticed so far.