Welcome to the final stage of our vine production process at Sunridge Nurseries! Here, we witness the transition as our vines move into their starter homes, setting the stage for their continued growth until you, our valued clients, are ready to plant them in your vineyards. As a recap, this stage follows the callousing chamber, where our grafted vines established roots and allowed time to fully heal its graft union. In this segment, we delve into the planting techniques tailored for both dormant bareroot and potted vines. 

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Depending on whether the order is for a potted or dormant vine, the following process will vary. Potted vines will be placed in a greenhouse for growth, while dormant vines will be planted in our outdoor nursery to be grown and dug the following season. 

Potted vines are planted in our custom, high quality, potting soil in a greenhouse and grown here for 6-8 weeks.

During this time, and throughout the remaining growing process through irrigation, we utilize our state-of-the-art hypochlorous acid water sanitation system alongside our custom fertigation regime to stimulate strong rooting and carbohydrate production. 

Lastly, vines are sorted and graded and moved into a shadehouse to further acclimate for at least another 2-4 weeks or until the customer is ready for delivery.  

Dormant vines will be taken to our outdoor nursery to be directly planted into the ground, grown all season and then dug up the following year.  

These vines will be then be sorted and trimmed, fumigated with phosphine gas, dipped in fungicide, packed in wood shavings and placed in cold storage until the customer is ready for delivery.  

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