HOW MUCH WATER DO NEWLY PLANTED & YOUNG (LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD) VINES NEED?
A. For vines up to two years old, water is VERY important. In great soil, with lots of water, your vines might grow 12-18″ of roots by the end of the first year. That’s not enough to get them through a dry or droughty first year. Once a week, 2-3 US gallons(7.6 – 11.4L) on each vine promotes VERY happy plants. You can’t water deep with a hose, the water runs off. You can with overhead sprinkling but then you waste water, grow huge weeds, and promote fungal diseases on wet leaves. Go to the hardware/garden store & buy a simple drip kit and turn it on once or twice a week. Drip systems are the best way to water vines because they apply water only to the roots and they get the water as deep as possible.
