WineYooper
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This spring I am quitting my job, selling my first house and moving to my second home in the UP of Michigan which is going to give me more time to work with my vines. The bulk of them were planted 3 & 4 years ago, 36 plants dry rooted. Last year I was not able to water the vines as much as was needed so they suffered, growth was way down. The first year I planted them I found the soil had quite a bit of clay in it and am thinking about trying to help out. I may be too late to amend the soil with the vines in and may be getting advice here to replant, after amending the soil. If I can avoid I will but am willing to do what needs to be done for better output. The first trial vine (Marquette) was planted in a test hole I dug to see what I was planting in, dug a trench 30" wide & ten feet long, beautiful soil. Was only able to get down 44" on one end and 41" on the other before I hit bedrock below. That vine is going crazy now, with good soil all the way down. Anyhow, my question, is it possible to amend the soil part way down from the top without killing the vine? How deep are the roots? I know I'm doing this *** backword but that is how it worked out, vines were ordered and arrived and then found the soil is not the best. Never had a soil test done either. The first two years the 36 vines did well but have not done as well since. I need to do further homework!