These are from 14-year-old grape vines at the old place. They are too big to move to the new place.
I like the "Price" and "Interlaken" varieties. The others are OK, but I like these the best. I want to grow them with TLC to either bearing size for next year, or close to it.
This starts with the cuttings. In the past I have just stuck grape prunings into the soil in the garden, and they grew. However, those are slow and take a few years to reach bearing size. The first year, only a few inches of growth.
With some TLC, I may get a few feet of growth.
To start - cut prunings. About 1 foot to 1i8 inches. Stout strong first-year stems. If possible, nodes a few inches apart, as many nodes as possible.
I used Dip-and-grow. I don't know that it's necessary. I've grown grape cuttings without it. Also, the container is old, maybe several years. But I used some anyway.
Then LABELED, inserted into potting soil with lowest nodes about 3 or 4 or 5 inches down. Leaving them outside on the deck, north of house so they don't get sun and overheat.
The late Lon Rombaugh was far, far more experienced than I am. His method is more detailed, probably more successful and better. My method is amateur but works for me. The main difference is he puts more effort into callousing the root end, by warming them. If I have a chance, I may do that in a couple of months, with fresh cuttings, as a back-up plan.
