Northeast Gardening: Todays Project. , 1 by Sarahskeeper

Sarahskeeper wrote:
Carrie, a year old cutting is one I snipped off the main vine last year and stuck in the ground to root. It's what you would get from a mail order house.
It will take another 3 or 4 years to give you fruit. An 18 inch plant can have 3 foot long roots. You will need to be ready to plant it ASAP in a suitable location. They get BIG growing 10+ feet per year which you must prune severely every winter after year 2.
It will need a substantial trellis by year 3 or 4.
The only real pest is the grape moth that eats new spring growth and Japanese beetles. I have not found anything to control the moth other than hand picking, the beetles are under control.
Grapes are not like pretty Day lilies that grow without much attention. They need a big space, yearly pruning, pest management in spring and bird netting in September if you want to eat anything. The mail oder houses will not tell you that, lol.
This was year 5 of mine. Still a baby by grape standards.
Andy P