Protecting Grapevines from Winter Injury
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In this video you will learn how to protect vinifera grape vines from cold winter temperatures. This includes merlot, cabernet sauvignon, riesling, gewurztraminer, and many more cold hardy vinifera varieties. Protecting the vineyard is a very important process if you live in a northern climate that could see subzero temperatures.
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Couldn’t stop watching your dog! Good information, too
Haha thanks. She is definitely not camera shy. Even when she isn't on camera, she is usually nearby digging at a frisbee if I am shooting outdoors.
I thought this would be a issue for me but I live in Georgia and the coldest it ever gets is around the low 30s lol😂
I've search many sources to find how to winterize 1st year grapes, usually people talk about older plants etc., so far, this has been the best, straight and simple, great info, thank you!
Awesome video. Very explanatory. Thanks 👍
What a great dog
Ran into a problem with too much rain (and its too early in autumn) rather than frost. Will have to wake until next year to see if has/will survive.
Same for blueberries, I don't fertilize after mid July, or they will get a lot of cold killed shoots at the base that get fungal next late winter.
I’ve heard that the “fan training system” may be best if you have frequent winter injury
How about building some fire pits around the grapevines? Maybe, there's a system that might work, and is safe. If water can be an idea, why not heat from a fire? Maybe, it won't be feasible for a huge vineyard, but maybe it would work for a few grapevines.
Hi, i germinated my cab Franc seeds and now have 10 plants doing very well transplanted in the garden. I don’t know how to winterize them, I watched your video, I understand piling up the dirt all around the plant, but will I also need to put a cylindrical plastic around the vine as well, or is that only to protect the vine from animals eating in it? One more question, if we lay the vine down and cover it in the ditch, are people cutting the plant to do that? My plants are about a foot high. Do I prune them this fall before winter? What should I do? Thank you so much for any informational feedback! :)
How do you think you survived the polar vortex? I'm in 6B as well, and we hit -7 for a few hours. It has me rethinking trying to grow Vinifera.
I think I will be okay for what I planted so far. I hit -4 where I am at and -5 is probably about the edge of where problems would happen. The merlot might have seen a little damage. Riesling should be good to -13 without issue I hear. Traminette definitely fine.
Maybe this is a silly question, but I’ve been thinking about getting some grape vines growing, but I’m apprehensive that the dog might get into them. How do you keep your dog from the grapes?
His dog is next to the grapes. You just have to teach the dog to not damage the grapes
@@GouramiNatural I’m not as worried about the dog damaging them as I am of the dog eating them (dogs are deadly allergic to grapes)
@@JayReacio yeah that is true! I got a dog a week ago. He is 9 weeks now and I've never owned grapes before. My plant is one day old. So I'm new to both dogs and grapes. I'm surprised he lets the dog that near the grapes. Thanks so much for reminding me. 🥹👍
Helo plz suggest my plant grape is drieing and all leaves are leaving wht can i do .my plant dont die plz help
Hi, I've got 10 cab franc plants coming in may. Lower Michigan. Do you think burying vines is recommended? If so, It sounds like you suggest leaving 2-3 renewal trunks in case 1-2 don't make it. Would I bury all of the 2-3 trunks or just past the graft? Does a trunk bend that easy? Even after years and years?
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It depends how close to the lake you are. Closer to the shore might be okay since the lake will keep it a little warmer. If you are in the snow belt you may be able to just lay the vines down and pin them to the ground. You can plant the vines at about a 45 degree angle so the base is easier to lay down. Then every four or five years replace the trunk with a renewal that you have. You can also just hill up if you want but you will likely lose everything above the hill in the first winter. It will grow back with a vengeance in year two and you won't really be set back. I would wait to prune until the very end of the dormant season. That does two things. It helps delay bud break a bit since the vine will drop a lot of sap and slow down. Which will help get you past frost risk. Then it also allows you to choose the live canes and buds to keep and cut away the dead stuff. I'd guess if you don't bury, you might see 50-80% bud mortality in any given winter. But you will have about 10 times the buds that you need if you wait to prune... You can bury all the trunks if you want, or you can make a renewal trunk each year that is younger wood and just bury that as an insurance policy. Definitely at least cover above the graft on all trunks though in case you get a super cold winter and lose everything.
The Home Winemaking Channel Wow! That's a lot of great information. Especially planting the vine on a 45° angle. I will photocopy this info and put it in the tool shed. I really do appreciate it. Thx