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This is probably a newish sign of spring for Vermont: a greenhouse full of grape cuttings starting to leaf out. All winter, we drag the canes that we prune from the grapevines down to our shop and cut the best bits into 11 inch cuttings. We store these till March, then give them a dip in rooting hormone and mycorrhizal fungi, but them on a heated table for two weeks, then pot them up. Just like magic, little roots start to grow from the base of the cuttings and a week or so later, the buds break and new shoots and leaves appear. It's a beautiful sight to walk into the greenhouse at this time of year and see tables full of baby grape vines growing. We use some of these plants in our own vineyard, and sell the rest. The greenhouse is a taste of what's coming up on a much bigger scale just outside the door -- if we're ready. Time to get to work...