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Grape cuttings
I put the cuttings in pots on a terminating pad, protected them from the cool winter temperatures, kept the seeding mix moist and waited.

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Grape trellises
I put 4 by 4 posts at the ends, T-posts in between at 10 foot intervals, and strung 9 gauge wire at two levels.

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Grape vine cuttings
I chose a variety of vines for the cuttings from two different varieties. I wonder if I kept the two varieties apart. Time will tell.

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Grape trellises
Early transplanting of rooted canes
grape vines

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Vining
And those that rooted really did grow. I watered regularly and weeded around each vine.
grapevines

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Grapevines getting started
The transplanted grape vines are getting started while the rest of the produce is ready to end its season.
grapevines

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Those that did well
Some of the vines showed unusual vigor, with stems that extended more than 10 feet from the stump.
grapevines

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Vineyard
I'm creating a weed barrier with the black plastic to give the grapevines a chance to spread roots.
grapevines

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The vineyard
By the end of the growing season I had extended the vegetable garden to a fruit-growing garden

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Vineyard - end of season
Too early for production, but the vines are looking good. Now to begin training them.
grapevines

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Bird protection
As grapes ripen birds take notice and begin an early feast.
grapes bird net

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Grapes
After growing for over a year, there are grapes on the vines. This means protecting them from birds with netting.
grapes

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Grapes!
Such a feeling of success seeing tasty grapes on the vines.
grapes harvest

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Waiting for winter
Ready for cold weather and flooding, the irrigation mailings are bundled next to the vineyard.
winter preparation

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Next try
The first season went well. Now to root some more canes, these from a professional grower - bunchgrapes.com
rooting canes bunchgrapes

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Fall colors
Cold weather turns the leaves vivid colors. Now it's time for pruning to improve next year's production
winter pruning

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A fence trellis
Out of space in the main vineyard I transplanted some rooted canes along a fence.
fence trellis

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Rooting
I prepared each mound with commercial compost and a bit of complete organic fertilizer. Some of the cuttings rooted and some didn't. Some didn't survive transplanting. Out of 18 original cuttings I had 6 healthy grape vines