Well, that’s it, the vines are in the ground. All I need to do now is wait for the warmer weather to arrive and watch them grow. The first year is all about getting them established, and developing a good root system. I will let one shoot on each vine grow up, removing any side growth, and if they reach 6ft and have good thick stems (at least as thick as a pencil) then I can start to train them. If not then they will get cut back to two or three buds to try again in the second year.
One man's mission to create quality wine from a back garden vineyard in Cambridge, UK