BlueStimulator
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Hello All
I needed 6 more Viognier vines to start another small row at my house. So for kicks and giggles I thought I would try to grow my own from prunings I had some left over potting soil, compost and empty pots. I built a small green house out of scrap 2x2's and stapled some clear visqueen around it to from a green house. I left them in my shop about 55-65 degrees.
I started these a little after Christmas and here is what I have so far. Didn't see much growth the first three weeks. I bought some cheep heating mats and these look to be doing well. I figured my success rate would be around 40% so I planted 20. All of them have at least one bud leafing out.
The first week of January for more kicks and giggles I did the same with some Cabernet, again all with left over materials. I used coat hangers as frames and clear Costco plastic garbage bags to for the greenhouse, they too are on a heating mat. These 20 cuttings also look to be getting bud swell and may be ready for bud break in a few day.
I still need to build the trellis system and move a raised bed where the 6 Viognier need to be planted but snow and frozen ground is hard to work with.
Have a Great Weekend
I needed 6 more Viognier vines to start another small row at my house. So for kicks and giggles I thought I would try to grow my own from prunings I had some left over potting soil, compost and empty pots. I built a small green house out of scrap 2x2's and stapled some clear visqueen around it to from a green house. I left them in my shop about 55-65 degrees.
I started these a little after Christmas and here is what I have so far. Didn't see much growth the first three weeks. I bought some cheep heating mats and these look to be doing well. I figured my success rate would be around 40% so I planted 20. All of them have at least one bud leafing out.
The first week of January for more kicks and giggles I did the same with some Cabernet, again all with left over materials. I used coat hangers as frames and clear Costco plastic garbage bags to for the greenhouse, they too are on a heating mat. These 20 cuttings also look to be getting bud swell and may be ready for bud break in a few day.
I still need to build the trellis system and move a raised bed where the 6 Viognier need to be planted but snow and frozen ground is hard to work with.
Have a Great Weekend
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