How to Root Muscadines

Muscadine grapes grow wild throughout the southern United States, but they can also grow as cultivated grape for table or wine use. The muscadine grape ranges in color from deep red and nearly black to pale bronze, and all types have a sweet green interior. The grapes grow readily from cuttings taken at any time from May through late summer, allowing you to add additional plants to your garden without the need to purchase them.

Shears
Bucket
Peat
Sand
Bark
Plant pots
Rooting hormone
Plastic bag

Instructions

- 1
  Cut a 4- to 6-inch length from a healthy shoot. Choose a shoot that is no larger than a pencil in diameter and that has four leaf nodes. Strip the bottom two leaves from the shoot cutting.
- 2
  Submerge the cut end of each shoot cutting in a bucket of water. Keep the shoots in the water until you are ready to root them.
- 3
  Combine equal parts fine peat moss, sand and shredded bark. Moisten the mix and place it into 2 1/2-gallon plant pots.
- 4
  Dip the bottom end of the cutting into a rooting hormone, coating the cut thoroughly. The hormone encourages the shoot to root and grow quickly.
- 5
  Insert the cutting into the potting medium. Push the cutting deep enough into the medium so that it stands up on its own and the second bud from the top sits above soil level.
- 6
  Cover the pot with a clear plastic bag to help retain moisture during rooting. Set the pot in a warm area that receives bright, indirect sunlight. Water the soil as necessary to keep it moist.
- 7
  Remove the bag once the cutting begins to root, usually within two months. Continue to water the plants until they go dormant in fall, and plant them outdoors in their permanent bed in spring.

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