Can you root a Grape vine??

[LWaltNC]

Hello, I know nothing about gardens, how to grow fruits or vegs but I want to learn! On the side of my house is a beutiful hugh grape vine, It belonged to my husbands mother before she passed, Im not sure how the whole story about the grapes went but its sentamental memories. I dont know what kind of grapes it is, they are sweet, and green its about 3 ft tall, 2 ft wide and 15 feet long. It appears to grow out of one or two big thick stumps. It is wrapped-around a fence. All I do is water it during the summer and it produced so many tastey grapes. I live in NC near the coast so the soil here is sand. My problem, we had to sell the house and we cant take the grape vine with us. Can I get cuttings from it and root them? Or do they grow from seeds? If I can take cuttings from it how, where on the vine do I cut it, what is the best time of the year to do it, do I put them in water, or dirt? What are the chances it will survive? Should I grow it in a pot inside? If so until it gets how big? When is the best time to put them in the ground? What is the best way to treat the soil before planting the vine? In a sunny place I would think since the one I have gets lots of sun. Any information would be so helpful. Expecially if I didnt think of something. As you can tell no green thumb here. I have only one chance to take a peice of this wonderful grape vine with us and Moms grapes. THANK YOU!

[roitelet]

Hi LwaltNC,

Yoy can take cuttings from a vine in autumn or winter. The book says this is how you do it - You need to take bud or eye cuttings. Take a peice of woody stem 1.1/2 ins long witha dormant bud or eye. Take a strip of bark and wood off on the opposite side to the bud, insert the cutting in a small pot of potting compost on its own with the bud just at soil level. Keep it moist and close until a tiny shoot begins to sprout.

I would be inclined to take several cuttings in the hope one will take, If they all do you can always give them away

Someone else will probably be able to answer your other questions

Best of luck

[LWaltNC]

Thank You Roitelet, For your Information. Its the starting point and every bit of information is so helpful! You mentioned a book, do you know of a good learning book for me? If they take off want a cutting?

[Lesley Jay]

Hi there LWaltNC! Welcome to the Grapevine otherwise known as the madhouse! You are our first member from across 'the pond'. Welcome!!

[roitelet]

Sorry LWaltNC I can't recommend a book. The one the information came from was at least 50 years old Perhaps a second hand book shop might have something. The old books contain some useful information that the newer ones don't have. There weren't any Garden Centres in those days

[Alice]

Once you've got your grapevine started the site below should tell you all you need to know about growing vines.
Growing Grape Vines

[nick the grief]

Hi LWaltNC welcome to the vine. This may be of use as well as they are based in the US

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Arti...g/cutting.html

[JennieAtkinson]

Hello LWaltNC - hope you enjoy the Forum!

[LWaltNC]

HELLO All,
Thank You again for all the interesting web pages they too are very helpful! I can not beleive there is no one else from the US in here. When I did a search for rooting grape vines Grapevines came up in my top 10! I'm glad it did. After I get the vines started again I'll be sure to let you know how they come out.
Lisa

[SueA]

Hi LWaltNC, I may just have been lucky with my cuttings, but I didn't do anything special to get them to root. I just cut off some pieces about 6 to 8 inches long that were about as thick as a pencil & pushed them into small pots of compost, put them alongside the back wall of the house & left them. They started to root after a few months. I would take a few cuttings now & try different methods & keep growing in the pots until they are established. I think in this country they need to be planted against a sunny south facing wall so it's probably the same for yo, mine grows over an arch in the garden which is south facing. People used to do things like bury a dead sheep under a vine to help it grow(eek!) but I think if you just throw a handful of bonemeal or blood, fish & bone in the planting hole that should be fine. I would imagine spring would be a good time to plant one out but it depends on when your cuttings are ready, so I'd wait & see. Good luck with the move & the vine.

[nick the grief]

No problems Lisa, by the way did we tell you there is no such thing as free advice - when can we all come over to stay

[LWaltNC]

Free advice??

Who Said anything about free advice? I'll pay. My backyard is yours! 6 acers of wild life (birds, deer, squirles, racoons, goats (the neighbors get loose), trees, wild flowers) Is plenty to share with all my new good friends from over the pond. However, I may pick your brains on how to make things grow and make at least an acer not so wild. Bring a tent!
We can make wine! Once my vines start to grow! or grape jelly.
Thanks again for all your wonderful advice!

[madderbat]

Hi LWaltNC
If it's wine you're after check out the thread here in the kitchen section. You don't have to wait for your vines.
I am enjoying a glass of blackberry as I write. Almost any fruit and veg make great wines. Have a look at First Steps in Winemaking by C.J.J. Berry which you can get on Amazon. It's not hard (even I did it) and it is very satisfying.

All the best

[milos]

i am sort of starting to learn to grow grape vines, or i will learn:-)
althogh i do have 3 grape vines; concord, ontario, himrod, they are about 4 yrs old and i still know nothing about growing them but i did have grapes one jear after planting them. let me tell you something else; i do not know how to prune grape vines but i did manage propagate many of them last year i just did cut many twigs and did not have a heart to trow them away i instead push them into the ground and all of them grew. but, i have to confess my grape vines are a mess because i do not know how to prune them properly. i do live in a very cold city at the moment it is -17C, i already cut some twigs and put them in a plastic transparent container and they already started growing, i did see some roots and leafs. i fell in love with them. i do feel dummy because i can't learn how to prune grapevines, although i did read about pruning.

i would like to know what should i use this coming spring to spray my grapevines? thank you, Milos

[Lesley Jay]

Hi there Milos! Welcome to the Grapevine! I hope you enjoy your time here. It is certainly cold where you live. My guess is America or Canada. So Milos can I ask where you live please?