How to Graft Calus Wine Grapes

Contributor By Steven White eHow Contributing Writer Article Rating: (0 Ratings) Grafting grape vines is an excellent way to change varieties for profit or to avoid certain diseases. Grape vines are typically grafted after three years of aturity! once their roots are well established and will be able to sustain the vigorous new growth. "f considering grafting calus grapes! consult a far specialist to ensure a correct root stal# is selected to avoid diseases and pro ote the best ta#e. $ifficulty: Challenging "nstructions Things You'll Need:

%aw &lastic wrap 'edge #nife %cion #nife Grafting co pound &aint brush

(. %tep ( %elect the grafting wood. Grafting wood should be co pletely healthy and disease free. "f grafting calus grapes! then a variety with calus should be selected for the best chance of obtaining a fresh crop of calus grapes. )or best results! do not cut the grafting wood until late into the dor ant season but before any a*or growth develops on the branches. +. %tep + Cut the wood and oisten it. 'rap the wood in plastic wrap and bury in the ground until it is ti e to graft the grapes. ,e sure to re e ber where the wood is buried as the soil will need to be #ept oist. -. %tep -

%aw the tops of the old vines off no ore than one half hour before grafting. "f using a chainsaw! proceed with care to avoid causing the bar# to slip off the stu ps! rendering the unusable. .. %tep . $ig up the grafting wood and cut the bud scions to six inches long. Re e ber that there should be at least one bud on the scion. /. %tep / Cut the scion0s grafting end at a diagonal so that it can be easily inserted under the stu p0s wood. Cut an upside down 121 shape in the stu p. 2he cut should be one inch long and one half in wide at the botto . 3eep the cut shallow! as it is si ply eant to cut through the course part of the bar# so that the scion can reach the inner nourish ent. 4. %tep 4 "nsert the scion so that the diagonal cut faces the stu p. &ush it into the bar# until it is held fir ly in place. 5. %tep 5 Cover the entire area with grafting co pound to loc# in disease. oisture and prevent

How to Graft Vines

Contributor By Ruth O'Neil eHow Contributing Writer Article Rating: (0 Ratings) "n order to crossbreed vines! grafting is necessary. )or grape growers! it0s the best of both worlds. Grafting gives an already hearty and disease6resistant plant better67uality grapes for a#ing wine. Grafting also allows plants to grow faster instead of starting fro co pletely new stoc#. $ifficulty: 8oderate "nstructions Things You'll Need:

9ine ,ud stic# &runing shears 3nife Graft tape

(. %tep ( ,egin grafting procedures when new growth has started appearing on the vines. "n ost areas! this occurs fro April to :une. Chec# for signs of the bar# slipping. +. %tep + ;oo# over the plant and decide where you want the graft to be. 8a#e sure the vine is at least (<+6inch thic#. -. %tep &repare a bud stic# fro another vine. 8a#e sure it has at least two nodes on it and is (+ to (4 inches long. 2ri off the ends of the stic#. .. %tep . 8a#e a hori=ontal cut in the vine. "nsert the flat end of the bud stic# into the cut part of the vine. 'rap the graft tightly using graft tape. ;oo# for growth in the graft after about two onths.

How to Graft Grape Vines

Contributor By Ruth O'Neil eHow Contributing Writer Article Rating: (0 Ratings) Grape growers often graft to change fro one variety of grapes to another. %o eti es grape growers want to change the variety of grapes because the changing ar#et. Grafting also i proves the 7uality of so e grapes as well as a#ing a good grape ore resistant to disease and bugs. Grafting ta#es several onths to co plete! with the wor# beginning in :anuary or )ebruary. $ifficulty: 8oderate "nstructions

Things You'll Need:

Grape vines %aw Grafting #nife Grafting rubber or electrical tape

(. %tep ( )ind a vine that is at least three years old. $o not use a vine that is ten or ore years old. 2he entire vine ust be healthy and disease free. 2he trun# should be least ( > inches wide. +. %tep + Choose a section of vine! in :anuary or )ebruary! which has five to twelve nodes on it. Cut this section of vine a#ing sure it is at least (+ inches long. -. %tep %tore the dor ant vine in a cool! dar# place until ti e to graft to the new vine. 3eep the cut vine stored at a te perature that is -4 degrees ) +C or below. .. %tep . 3eep the section of vine oist. $o not allow it to dry out or to for te peratures prevent growing. /. %tep / Graft vines in the early spring. 8a#e sure to wait until all danger of frost has passed and the te peratures are consistently /0 to 40 degrees ) (06(/C. $o not perfor any grafting once buds have started showing signs of growth. 4. %tep 4 )ind a t6bud on a healthy grape vine. Cut the vine off *ust above the t6bud. 2ri off any other dead vines off the rest of the plant. 5. %tep 5 ?se a grafting #nife to a#e a hori=ontal bleed cut! @6inch deep! (6inch below the t6bud to allow the vine to bleed fro this point. 8a#e sure the vine does not bleed at the t6bud! as this will not allow the bud to heal and the graft to ta#e. A. %tep A buds. Cool

?se a saw to B. %tep B

a#e a vertical +6inch slit in the vine.

2ri the end of the section of vine cut in :anuary to for flat point of the section into the vertical slit of the vine. (0. %tep (0

a flat point. "nsert the

'rap the graft with grafting rubber or electrical tape to hold it in place. ((. %tep (( 'ater the vine as usual.