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Is there anything special I should do to prepare my vine for winter? This is my first year having a vine going into winter.
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This is my second. If you have selected the right vine for your climate, there isn't much to do. Be prepared for some winter kill. Most vines I'm there second year start all the way back to the ground again. They grow like crazy though and you get a nice straight trunk. I have been watering a great deal this week in preparation for winter.
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My vine is probably 8 feet long and has finally reached the top of my arbor. I surely hope it does not start off back at the ground again.
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Might help if you told us where you are and what kind of winter you have.
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Michigan Zone 6 HARD WINTER!
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Cut off the water early to harden off the vines. Make sure rain water or melt doesn't collect around the trunk.
Pull dirt up around the bottom of the trunk to help insulate it. As much as possible and add some mulch if available or straw. Watch out for rodents if you use anything but dirt. They'll chew the vine.
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If you just have one vine you could mulch / dirt on top of it's root area to avoid them freezing. As it's a young vine you could go over the top and bend it down and mulch it fully.
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More importantly since you are zone 6 (that is warm for me), the proper vine variety is crucial to survival. You may have said elsewhere, but what is the variety?
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