Pavel314 wrote:
I let a section of my vineyard go for a couple of years and tried to
rehabilitate it this weekend. I found that a couple of vines had died but,
fortunately, neighboring vines had used my absence to grow several long
branches which reached to where the dead vines had been located.

I dug trenches about a foot long, with one end starting where the dead vine
had been. I then put the long branch from the neighbor vine into the trench,
with the end of the branch sticking up from the soil where the dead vine had
been.

I used a root propagating chemical to dress the portion of the vine which
was underground, then buried it. Hopefully, these treated vines will put out
roots underground. Next summer, I plan to cut the end of the long branch
going to the neighbor plant and have a new grapevine.

Any problems I should watch out for in this operation?

Paul


1. Are you vines spur prunned. If not then why not just cordon train out
to fill, the gap.

2. If this is not an option then I would not cut the long branch from
the neighbour.

James.