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

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.

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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Billy

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Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
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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.