Layering Grape Vines
 

I let a section of my vineyard go for a couple of years and tried to
rehabilitate it this weekend. I found that a couple of vines had died but,
fortunately, neighboring vines had used my absence to grow several long
branches which reached to where the dead vines had been located.

I dug trenches about a foot long, with one end starting where the dead vine
had been. I then put the long branch from the neighbor vine into the trench,
with the end of the branch sticking up from the soil where the dead vine had
been.

I used a root propagating chemical to dress the portion of the vine which
was underground, then buried it. Hopefully, these treated vines will put out
roots underground. Next summer, I plan to cut the end of the long branch
going to the neighbor plant and have a new grapevine.

Any problems I should watch out for in this operation?

Paul

Layering Grape Vines
 

On Sep 16, 9:11 pm, "Pavel314" > wrote:
> I let a section of my vineyard go for a couple of years and tried to
> rehabilitate it this weekend. I found that a couple of vines had died but,
> fortunately, neighboring vines had used my absence to grow several long
> branches which reached to where the dead vines had been located.
>
> I dug trenches about a foot long, with one end starting where the dead vine
> had been. I then put the long branch from the neighbor vine into the trench,
> with the end of the branch sticking up from the soil where the dead vine had
> been.
>
> I used a root propagating chemical to dress the portion of the vine which
> was underground, then buried it. Hopefully, these treated vines will put out
> roots underground. Next summer, I plan to cut the end of the long branch
> going to the neighbor plant and have a new grapevine.
>
> Any problems I should watch out for in this operation?
>
> Paul

I've done cuttings after the leaves drop and just stick them in the
ground without hormone and had more than 50% success. Don't see why
you would have any problems unless something in the soil killed your
vines.

You might as well do some pruning and root them anyway.

Layering Grape Vines
 

In article . com>,
James > wrote:

> On Sep 16, 9:11 pm, "Pavel314" > wrote:
> > I let a section of my vineyard go for a couple of years and tried to
> > rehabilitate it this weekend. I found that a couple of vines had died but,
> > fortunately, neighboring vines had used my absence to grow several long
> > branches which reached to where the dead vines had been located.
> >
> > I dug trenches about a foot long, with one end starting where the dead vine
> > had been. I then put the long branch from the neighbor vine into the trench,
> > with the end of the branch sticking up from the soil where the dead vine had
> > been.
> >
> > I used a root propagating chemical to dress the portion of the vine which
> > was underground, then buried it. Hopefully, these treated vines will put out
> > roots underground. Next summer, I plan to cut the end of the long branch
> > going to the neighbor plant and have a new grapevine.
> >
> > Any problems I should watch out for in this operation?
> >
> > Paul
>
> I've done cuttings after the leaves drop and just stick them in the
> ground without hormone and had more than 50% success. Don't see why
> you would have any problems unless something in the soil killed your
> vines.
>
> You might as well do some pruning and root them anyway.

If this is a domestic grape, there should be no problem. If it is a
European grape, you will eventually have phylloxera problems.
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Layering Grape Vines
 

Pavel314 wrote:
> I let a section of my vineyard go for a couple of years and tried to
> rehabilitate it this weekend. I found that a couple of vines had died but,
> fortunately, neighboring vines had used my absence to grow several long
> branches which reached to where the dead vines had been located.
>
> I dug trenches about a foot long, with one end starting where the dead vine
> had been. I then put the long branch from the neighbor vine into the trench,
> with the end of the branch sticking up from the soil where the dead vine had
> been.
>
> I used a root propagating chemical to dress the portion of the vine which
> was underground, then buried it. Hopefully, these treated vines will put out
> roots underground. Next summer, I plan to cut the end of the long branch
> going to the neighbor plant and have a new grapevine.
>
> Any problems I should watch out for in this operation?
>
> Paul
>
>
1. Are you vines spur prunned. If not then why not just cordon train out
to fill, the gap.

2. If this is not an option then I would not cut the long branch from
the neighbour.

James.