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Grapes? Where else to post...

lilhouseonprairie
10 years ago

A few searches turn up grapes posted all over! But as I'm growing them for fruit I figure I'll start here!

I'm finally getting around to adding organic matter to my beds I plan to use for grapes. I dug out 6-8 inches of the existing soil as well as any plant life in there. I then layered in chicken, goat and horse manure and preserved as many earth worms as I could in the process.

This usually works well for me for adding organic matter to my sandy soil.

My question is...my bareroot grapes are finally on their way and I just now got to working on the beds. Long cold winter!

Can I till the manure into the native soil and go ahead and plant now? What's the risk with planting in manure that is aged (6 months or so) but not fully composted? I know I can plant strawberries and any kind of annual veggie in this mix as that's what I do each year. Not sure about grapes!

I'm in Zone 6. I'm planting 8 each zinfendel and perlette vines.

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