Did you know that you can also cultivate vines in a bucket? However, there are a few things to consider when hibernating.
Growing a vine in a bucket is rather unusual, but still possible. If you decide to do this, it is only important that you choose a variety that stays small and does not overgrow as much. Then you can also cultivate the grapevine as a potted plant for a few years. If you have the opportunity, you should prefer cultivation in the garden (reading tip: Planting vines - explained step by step). Only outdoors can the vines develop their roots properly, so that they generally develop better. But as I said: nothing is impossible!
Three training methods for growing in pots
If you decide to grow in a tub, there are three different types of upbringing you can choose from.
- Mini vine:
smallest possible perennial pot vine for containers up to 10 liters capacity
- Solid vine:
for planters up to 20 liters/also perennial/based on various cordon shapes
- Gorgeous vine:
for planters of more than 10 litres/rarely gets older than a year
This is how grapevines are overwintered in buckets
If you have planted a vine in a bucket, you must also think about winter protection. As a rule, most grapevines are absolutely frost hardy. That's what they have to be when they grow outdoors. Temperatures down to -15 degrees should therefore not be a problem. Lower temperatures are even important for the plants so that they don't sprout too early and then possibly die.
» Overwintering grapevines outdoors
You can definitely leave the vines in the tub outside in winter. You just have to make sure that you put the bucket in a protected place. If it gets extremely frosty, protect the plants with a layer of leaves or some brushwood to be on the safe side.
» Overwintering grapevines in the greenhouse
You can also store the potted plants in the greenhouse. You should then put them outside again by the end of February. Got the potted vinesif buds have already formed, you have to wait until April/May, otherwise the frost could cause damage.
You can, under certain conditions, overwinter vines in a bucket in a cellar or other cool room. However, it is then important for the container vines that the temperature never rises above 12 degrees. Otherwise there is actually a risk of premature budding and thus the plant will die. Therefore, always make sure that you do not heat your cellar and that you ventilate it constantly.
Important: Cut back the vines strongly!
If you want to move the potted plant to winter quarters, you must cut it back heavily beforehand. This pruning serves to regenerate the plant.