On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Pam Moore wrote:

Further to my query about grape vines (thanks to all who gave advice)
has anyone successfully taken cuttings from mature vines?
I think my Black Hamburg is too big to be moved but I'd like to
propogate some cuttings. I have tried following advice in books in
the past to no avail.

Take cuttings between December and February when the sap is at its
lowest. Choose one foot lengths of the newest growths. They have to be
about the thickness of a pencil - no thinner. Trim them to just below a
leaf node at the bottom and just above one at the top. Put them in the
ground so that about three to four inches show. Leave them there for a
year, possibly two. Then plant them in their final positions.

Take plenty of cuttings. Most of them should grow but if you have plenty
then you can afford to have a few failures. Vine cuttings are about the
easiest thing I know to propagate.

Do not take cuttings from immature wood, nor from wood which is more
than a year old. The wood should look a nut brown colour. If you do this
you should have success.

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