After planting about 50 grape vines this spring I have realized that
about half of them are in an area which does not drain as well as I
thought. I am thinking of raising the plants several inches using
elevated rows. Can this be done in the fall after the plants have
lost their leaves and will they survive the winter?
These are primarily Niagara and Concord grapes in Northeast Ohio. Any
help would be most appreciated...Those of you with well-draining loam
soils, count your blessings. Lon Dittrick

Wait until you have heard from some of the others, but what I have read
leads me to believe it is better to plant them in the fall. I learned that
it will give them over winter to put down roots. When you dig them, put
them in a pail of water for 24 to 48 hours before putting them into the
ground. Also dig your holes a couple of days before planting, pour water
into each hole and let it soak in. You could also ad some root stimulant at
that time.

It is best if you can, run your rows from north to south. That way the sun
can shine on both sides of the plant (I was on a slope that ran north to
south and had to run my rows east to west.) We moved before they matured so
I don't know how they did.

Dwayne





"Lon Dittrick" > wrote in message
om...
> After planting about 50 grape vines this spring I have realized that
> about half of them are in an area which does not drain as well as I
> thought. I am thinking of raising the plants several inches using
> elevated rows. Can this be done in the fall after the plants have
> lost their leaves and will they survive the winter?
> These are primarily Niagara and Concord grapes in Northeast Ohio. Any
> help would be most appreciated...Those of you with well-draining loam
> soils, count your blessings. Lon Dittrick

Don't you just hate planting things and then have to move?
I planted 6 dwarf fruit trees and 5 years later when everything was starting
to fruit, I had to move.
Never did find out how they faired.


--
Roger
"Dwayne" > wrote in message
...
> Wait until you have heard from some of the others, but what I have read
> leads me to believe it is better to plant them in the fall. I learned
that
> it will give them over winter to put down roots. When you dig them, put
> them in a pail of water for 24 to 48 hours before putting them into the
> ground. Also dig your holes a couple of days before planting, pour water
> into each hole and let it soak in. You could also ad some root stimulant
at
> that time.
>
> It is best if you can, run your rows from north to south. That way the
sun
> can shine on both sides of the plant (I was on a slope that ran north to
> south and had to run my rows east to west.) We moved before they matured
so
> I don't know how they did.
>
> Dwayne
>
>
>
>
>
> "Lon Dittrick" > wrote in message
> om...
> > After planting about 50 grape vines this spring I have realized that
> > about half of them are in an area which does not drain as well as I
> > thought. I am thinking of raising the plants several inches using
> > elevated rows. Can this be done in the fall after the plants have
> > lost their leaves and will they survive the winter?
> > These are primarily Niagara and Concord grapes in Northeast Ohio. Any
> > help would be most appreciated...Those of you with well-draining loam
> > soils, count your blessings. Lon Dittrick
>
>

Lon,

Here's my opinion. If your not going to move the plants I wouldn't dig
them up to plant them couple inches higher. Grapevine roots go deep
so they'll be wet anyway. Plant grass in the rows between the vines
and let the weeds grow if it's too wet under the rows. One thing for
sure is that you won't have trouble growing them. if you had any dry
soil periods this year then it's not that bad of drainage. On the
other hand, if you were moving them I would just get 25 new ones and
put them where your going to move them and see how the "wet ones" do.
you could use cuttings so it wouldn't cost you a thing.




bob


.. The roots on grape vines (Lon Dittrick) wrote in message . com>...
> After planting about 50 grape vines this spring I have realized that
> about half of them are in an area which does not drain as well as I
> thought. I am thinking of raising the plants several inches using
> elevated rows. Can this be done in the fall after the plants have
> lost their leaves and will they survive the winter?
> These are primarily Niagara and Concord grapes in Northeast Ohio. Any
> help would be most appreciated...Those of you with well-draining loam
> soils, count your blessings. Lon Dittrick