Moving vines in the summer

[roykirk]

I've been a longtime winemaker but this is the first year trying my hand at actually growing my own grapes. I planted five pinot noir grapevines in what turned out to be a poor location. The problem is a combination of poor soil drainage and nutrition

So what I'm looking for advice on is this: I have a new spot picked out for the vines that I'm pretty certain will be much better for them. Three of the vines look healthy enough to make it through the rest of the summer and so I thought I'd wait until next spring to move them while they're still dormant. Two of them were near death and so I already dug them up and put them in a container with high quality potting soil to see if I could save them. They're suddenly going nuts and growing like crazy. I have no idea what I should do at this point. Try to move the remaining three now or wait? Considering how well it worked for the other two, I've also thought about digging up the other three and potting them as well until next spring. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm in a Zone 8b in Western Washington if it makes a difference.

 

[djrockinsteve]

If it's no longer hot you could move them if you are careful with the roots. They will need time to reach deep and recover from the shock. Prep them well for the winter.

Other more knowledgable folks on here can shed more light.

 

[Pat57]

I would not move the 3 good growing vines, leave them and transplant in early spring. I would put the potted vines in their permanent locations soon so they can get some root establishment before they go dormant. Just my 2c, but moving any established plant in summer is risky.

Pat