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[Laura007]

i have just moved house and we have now got a grape vine, what do i need to do to it, to get a decent buch of grapes??

 

i have no idea what to do with it, feeding it, watering it or anything. so any help would be great.

 

thank you

[carrie]

Can't really help, sorry, but we planted one last year, it has come into bud so hopefully it's OK. Will be very interested to read other peoples comments though.

[bellekatz]

We planted 2 grape vines to grow over our pergola about 8 or 9 years ago. They grow like mad and we get lots of bunches of small grapes wichi the birds and the chckens love. If you want to have eatable size grapes you may need to keep them down to a few trusses and keep the grapevines down to a few feet in size. ours have now totally covered our pergola and deck and are sort of like a roof. We dont do anything special to them but they are in the ground and not in a pot. probably about 20ft or more of growth on them and they go mad every spring. Depends what you want them for really.

[chickenanne]

Really vigorous pruning is needed! I don't think it's the time of year for that now though (too late) so tie in as much as you can so the branches are evenly spaced out on whatever it's growing up.

You can feed with tomato feed, that's supposed to work well. And you need to thin the bunches of grapes out to let them be decent sized.

[Aga n Chickens]

Two weeks ago I bought a vine from our local Wilko store for £6 and it looked in great shape. The label said that it was hardy for growing outdoors in our climate.

 

We repotted it into a larger pot and placed it in a sunny spot by the kitchen door. Sorry to say that the growth has withered and drooped even though we had kept the compost moist due to the repotting process.

 

Have we been too kind and killed it or should it grow another shoot if the root stock has already shown itself to be healthy ?

 

We've never tried to grow a vine before so I'll be interested to hear how other have managed with new plants.

 

Kind regards,

 

Christine

[chickenanne]

How annoying for you Christine! I wouldn't give up non it yet, but it doesn't sound great, does it..?

Most likely:

a) The roots were damaged when you moved it to a new pot, or

b) It's got too dry and wilted (either by you or by the shop), or

c) It's been grown under glass /heat in the nursery, transported badly, and not hardened off before being offered for sale.

 

It sounds more like © as root damage would need to be really major to kill it in a couple of weeks, and am sure you'd have been aware of doing it.

[Aga n Chickens]

Many thanks Chickenanne.

 

I now suspect that the vine was not hardened off and that instructions should have been supplied for after care. All I had to go on was the label stating the type of vine and the fact that it was hardy in our climate.

 

I remember at the time I bought the only vine in the shop because I asked the person stacking the shelves if the vine was self fertile or if I needed another vine to enable me to grow grapes. Did they have any more instock ? Would they be having another delivery ?

 

I received a blank stare and was told that they only stack the shelves but knew nothing about plants

 

The growth was fresh and green and the compost in the pot was quite damp when I took it out to replant, so no root damage or drying out noticed.

 

I'll keep an eye on it now that the weather has changed to damp and mild and watch for any new shoots. (Looking for a fingers crossed smily)

 

Thanks again,

 

Christine

[Aga n Chickens]

Hello Laura007

 

It looks as if we live just a few miles from each other

 

Did you have a slot on the Andy Whittaker show last week as I heard an article about chickens and chicken keepers in the Radio Nottingham area and your chickens names sound familiar ?

 

Kind regards,

 

Christine

[Lindy Loo]

Hi Laura,

 

We have a grape vine which is very old and was neglected for years by the previous owner of our house.

 

They are quite easy to grow and prune. To get decent sized grapes you need to thin the grapes as they grow. My father in law and I went on the "How to prune your grape vine in ... Winter and in Summer courses at RHS Wisley. I have some handouts with instructions on how to care for your vine. If you pm me with your address I can always copy them and send them to you. Be warned, it probably won't happen until the boys go back to school in about 10 days!

[Abbey Road Girl]

Hi Laura,

 

I have two grape vines on my allotment and have never had any grapes from either of them. However, they are part of putting the allotment into cultivation to the extent that the council will be satisfied.

 

If you don't get grapes, remember that grape leaves can be used to wrap around lovely Greek-style finger food!

[Laura007]

Hello Laura007

 

It looks as if we live just a few miles from each other

 

Did you have a slot on the Andy Whittaker show last week as I heard an article about chickens and chicken keepers in the Radio Nottingham area and your chickens names sound familiar ?

 

Kind regards,

 

Christine

 

 

i am indeed just down the road!!

i didnt hear the article, but my chooks were on breakfast news a few years ago.

[Aga n Chickens]

Hello Laura

 

There aren't many Omleteers in the Nottingham area, so it's nice to make contact.

 

The radio article was about a family in West Bridgford who had given a home to few battery hens and the host of the radio show was asking if chickens made good pets ?

 

I tried to post an email while the chicken item was on air, but Google mail was having a slow day so it arrived too late.

 

The following day I was delighted to hear my email read out along with a few others as the item had gathered quite a bit of interest.

 

I relayed the fact that chickens make great pets and are always pleased to see you and be with you in the garden, and I'm still amazed at how many eggs I'm getting from 4 hens. Even the radio host had to say "Wow" when he read that we'd had 110 eggs last month !

 

Seems I'm much better at chicken keeping that vine cultivation, still no sign of new shoots on our poorly new plant.

 

If vines grow OK where you are there may still be hope for this one if it was only the tender new growth that has died back and the root is still in sound order. (Still looking for a crossed fingers smiley)

 

 

King regards,

 

Christine

[Old Speckled Hen]

Hi Laura,

 

We have a grape vine which is very old and was neglected for years by the previous owner of our house.

 

They are quite easy to grow and prune. To get decent sized grapes you need to thin the grapes as they grow. My father in law and I went on the "How to prune your grape vine in ... Winter and in Summer courses at RHS Wisley. I have some handouts with instructions on how to care for your vine. If you pm me with your address I can always copy them and send them to you. Be warned, it probably won't happen until the boys go back to school in about 10 days!

 

Hi Lindy Loo

Ooooooh can I be really cheeky and ask if the handout is still available?

I have a vine just planted in the corner of the greenhouse and it has four stems with flower buds.

[Lindy Loo]

Hi DA,

 

If you pm me your address I'll send the grape vine info to you. I'll look it out in the next couple of days.

 

Linda