Making A Start.

The last day or two when the sun has been shining the temperature has risen in the greenhouse to 22C. This time of year the greenhouse is used to raise vegetable plants, tomatoes, and annual flower plants for the garden.

Part of the greenhouse has a heated area that is used to keep the most tender seedlings cozy. Because I want the grapevine plants in the greenhouse to have the longest possible season (and because I'm itching to get the grape growing season underway) I have placed three potted cuttings in the heated area to force them into growth.

These first two are Regent and a Rayon D'Or that was propagated last year from a single bud.

This is another potted Regent.

Regent tends to be a slow in getting wood to a fruiting size so the longer the growing season the more time it has to make growth. We should see the first sign of bud swelling in a couple of weeks.