How to Propagate Table Grapes

Two methods you can use to propagate grapes are to grow them from seeds or from hard wood cuttings. Using seeds to grow grapes is more challenging as the grapes produced will not necessarily have the same characteristics as the grape the seed came from. The seeds also need to go through a process of stratification to increase germination, and even then, the results are not guaranteed to be a success. Taking hardwood cuttings and grafting is the preferred method for the majority of grape producers because it is simpler and more cost effective.

Grape vine
Pruner
Bowl
Water
Rooting powder
Plastic pots
Rocks
Soil
Perlite

Instructions

- 1
  Take grape cuttings from a well established vine that is woody and not green. Collect them anytime in December or January. Cut your selected branches at an angle using a hand-held pruner.
- 2
  Cut the branches into 9 to 12-inch segments that have four or five nodes each. Cut just above the top node at a 45-degree angle and use a straight cut just below the bottom node. Prepare each segment by soaking the bottom end in a bowl of water for five minutes, and then dip the soaked end in rooting powder.
- 3
  Fill a sixteen inch plastic pot with a two inch layer of small rocks to help with drainage; use pots that have holes in the bottom. Pour soil mixture of equal parts sterile soil and perlite around the cutting while holding it upright in the center of the pot. Firmly press the dirt down around the grape cutting without packing it down too much. Only about 1 or 2 inches of the cutting should be visible with one node above the ground. Water each pot thoroughly until water runs out of the bottom of the pot.
- 4
  Keep the soil of the grape cuttings evenly moist at all times by watering them three or four times per week until the roots are well established. Keep them warm indoors or use a heating pad under the pots.

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