Its a good time to separate our grape cuttings that have taken root.

I'll show you just how simple this is! Getting 4 new grape plants was literally as simple as grabbing grape cuttings, sticking them in the soil, keeping it moist and waiting several months and then there are new grape plants!

We received these grape cuttings at a seed and scion exchange earlier this spring. They got stuck in a pot with potting soil and kept moist. It's incredible that several of the cuttings created roots on their own!

This fall would be a good time to get grape cuttings from a friend (help them prune their grapes), neighbor/community gardener or a nursery that offers cuttings.

I have been keeping an eye from time to time on these grape cuttings and watching their buds swell in the spring and early summer. Then leaves finally began forming. I wanted to be sure the growth I saw on top was from new roots and not just from the energy in the twigs. When the leaf growth started to become large, vibrant and strong I knew that there must be roots providing energy to the grapes.

I gently brought the cuttings out of the pot with the soil. It was easy to do just by loosening the soil from the sides of the pot (yogurt container with holes cut in the bottom) by squeezing on it. Then I pulled it out gently.

Sure enough I could see the roots right away.

The roots have made some serious growth and yet not so much that they crowded eachother in the pot. The pot was not rootbound. So this is good timing to put the grapes in their own pots and allow them to spread out.

Four of the eigh grapes are doing very well. Unfortunately the other four haven't rooted or leafed out yet. Actually it looks like some of them may have started rooting out. In any case none of them are completely dried out and dead so I will keep them for now in case they are able to hang on and live.

The grapes are placed in a pot partially filled with soil (about 1/4 to 1/3 full). The grape plant is held in place and upright. I then scoop soil in the pot and around the roots and stem of the grape vine. The soil must be brought up above all the roots and can be higher. Then I press down the soil gently to reduce the airspace and hold the roots firmly in place.

Here they are all potted up. The 4 stragglers share their old pot for now.

Thanks for reading! Wishing you abundance in your garden :)

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