We have grape vines that were planted two years ago. They were ten 30 cm cuttings stuck directly into the soil, which was meant to be a short time solution, really, but stuff happened, and the cuttings remained where they were. And they rooted. And they sprouted tiny leaves. And they were all together in a still tied bunch... During the winter two of them died. Next year (one year ago) saw one bunch of grapes that the blackbird gobbled up. Last winter two more died, and I decided they were just too crowded, and pulled up the rest save two. This year we have so many bunches of grapes-to-be on those two plants I can't even begin to count them. Hopefully it will be enough for both us and the blackbirds. I haven't done any pruning (mostly because I have no idea how to go about it) or tied them up, or anything, so they are sprawling all over the place and stretch a couple of metres in all directions. I think that's pretty fast! This fall I intend to have a closer look at how they grow, and see if I can get them tied up and trained against the wall. They are facing south/south-east, and get full sun from morning til late afternoon. It probably also depends on the variety, but I believe that if you get rooted plants that are a couple of years old (and of course adapted to your climate), and the position is sheltered and facing south, chances are you will get loads of grapes already next summer.
soil, which was meant to be a short time solution, really, but stuff happened, and the cuttings remained where they were. And they rooted.
And they sprouted tiny leaves. And they were all together in a still tied bunch... During the winter two of them died. Next year (one year ago) saw one bunch of grapes that the blackbird gobbled up. Last winter two more died, and I
decided they were just too crowded, and pulled up the rest save two. This year we have so many bunches
of grapes-to-be on those two plants I can't even begin to count them. Hopefully
it will be enough for both us and the blackbirds. I haven't done any pruning (mostly because I have no idea how to go about it) or tied them up, or anything, so they are sprawling all over the place and
stretch a couple of metres in all directions. I think that's pretty fast! This fall I intend to have
a closer look at how they grow, and see if I can get them tied up and trained against the wall.
They are facing south/south-east, and get full sun from morning til late
afternoon. It probably also depends on the variety, but I believe that if you get rooted plants that are a couple of years
old (and of course adapted to your climate), and the position is sheltered and facing south, chances are you
will get loads of grapes already next summer.
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