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This is a video documenting my grape vines cuttings for 2016 growth. I am showing off my new buds and tests that are running to see which cutting and propagation method works best. ( Who knows both may work out fine! ) The first step in cuttings / growth - knowing how to cut and prepare your cuttings before submerging into water and/or soil. Here was my process for both using WATER and SOIL. Perhaps it will be helpful to compare the other research you are doing. :) Cuttings Preparation - 12-16" in length - some of mine were longer - I used my finger and dabbed a bit of rooting soil on the bottom of the cutting and any buds/nodes that would be underwater or in the soil. Also use rooting powder, which you can buy at any home depot, lowes or amazon, on the base of the cutting as well. Based on all my research - you can cut the bottom flat or on an angle. I don't think it matters. If you are reading this and know which is better, please make a note in my comments below for my readers. Cuttings into Soil - Once prepared, via directions above, I barried the 1-2 nodes/buds into the soil. - Watered kindly and put the pots outside. - I only did about 10 vines in pots ( 2 per / black gallon pot ). - Now I wait for roots to develop and buds to break! ;) Cuttings into Water - Once prepared, via directions above, I put the cuttings in water. Finding the appropriate vessel is really important. Tall ball glass jars would probably work best, which I didnt have any of, so I got creative with what I had in the house. I ended up using 2 tall/narrow and 1 wide/low plastic tubs to hold the cuttings. If you stick them in, as is, they will touch each other and potentially reduce airflow or harm bud growth, so I came up with a solution to separate them. Using twine, I made a 6x6 grid so I could stick the cuttings in each spot keeping them somewhat separate from one another! It worked great. I did this on all 3 of the plastic tubs. Another method, I tried is using ice buckets and plastic wrap. I put small holds in the plastic wrap to hold each of the canes. I placed 6 cuttings in each ice bucket. This worked good, however there were a few buds that were below the plastic wrap, which actually got more heat and were the first to bud. It didn't harm them, but I knew I need to transplant, as soon as they started budding. As I stated in my video, I had a majority of the cuttings in water inside and because of the warmer temps, these were the first to bud. ( In the video you can see these are the cuttings on the left side of my deck. ) I decided to move these grape cuttings into soil, because they were developing buds quickly and I wanted to make sure there was no damage, as they started to grow. Again after about 2 weeks, all of my 68 cuttings are in plastic gallon or a size up containers. It was recommended to use gallon size containers to contain the heat, to instate root growth. In 2 weeks, I will post another video with an update on the cuttings. Any questions, comments or feedback let me know. I have only been tending and maintaining grapes for 2 years, but have learned a lot. Last year was my first year, pruning, caring for, harvesting and making wine. Yes, I made wine last fall, all by myself. It was glorious. Thanks for listening and look forward to hearing from you. Hope you find these tips helpful! -- Meagan, Aspiring Vitner VW Estate Vineyard Vermont, USA