{"id":343,"date":"2009-05-16T10:01:17","date_gmt":"2009-05-16T08:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.my-grape-vine.com\/blog\/?p=343"},"modified":"2012-09-11T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T11:35:57","slug":"are-my-grape-cuttings-still-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.my-grape-vine.com\/blog\/are-my-grape-cuttings-still-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Are My Grape Cuttings Still Alive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends, I hope you had a wonderful week!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is now\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0post, where we take our 2009 growing season in retrospect\u00a0and s<\/span><\/span>ince we had some problems with cuttings we bought last year, I thought it would be a good idea to include this post.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This week I will try to answer a question I so often get from growers all over the world \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow do I know if my grape cuttings are still alive?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the picture below is a cutting that looks dead; \u00a0<\/span>with a brown, corky bark and no signs of life.\u00a0 <\/span>For someone with little or no grape growing experience, this will for sure be the case, but I guarantee you that it is still alive!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How can I be sure?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Take a sharp carpet or pocket-knife and scrape the bark from the cutting to reveal the cambium (the thin layer just beneath the bark). IMPORTANT: DO NOT CUT THE CUTTING, simply scrape off the bark, otherwise you may damage the grape cutting and it will not be your grape vine one day!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From the picture below, you can see that the cambium is a dark green colour.\u00a0 <\/span>This is your proof that the cutting is still alive.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If the colour of the cambium is a pale green of brown, it means that the cutting is either dying or dead already.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Okay, I hope you find this info helpful and that from now on, you will not wonder if the cuttings you are about to plant is still alive.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Take care and happy grape growing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Danie<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

www.my-grape-vine.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0 Did you like this tip?\u00a0 This is just the tip of the iceberg!\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

For a Complete Grape Growing Course, join the Complete Grape Growing System Today for only $29!<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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