With supplies of certain grape varietals and clones limited in Washington State, growers must plan ahead when making planting decisions and ordering vines. Depending on the propagation method, it can take up to a year to propagate, grow, and ready material for planting. The following is a brief overview of how a grape cutting is prepared for planting in the vineyard, as described by Tom Judkins of Inland Desert Nursery, Benton City, Washington, and Marcus Freepons, Northwest Vinifera, Grandview, Washington. Field-rooted plants are one year old when planted in the grower’s vineyard. Though greenhouse plants start the same way as […]