Hi All,
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message
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"mw80" wrote in message

I am new to this forum and gardening in general and i need some advice
about my grape vine. The vine was bought for me as a moving in present
and is very well established.

The trunk is approx 6"-8" thick and about 5ft tall. It is in a large
3ft pot and it did have new growth on it (no grapes) when i received it
but this was quickly broken off in high winds. The truck divides into 2
branches in a 'Y' shape at the top with 2 or 3 pencil think branches
coming out of each arm.....

I would like to train the vine against a wall if at all possible and
wondered about how best to do this? I have bought some vine hooks to go
into the wall with the idea of putting some paralell wires in. Is this
the correct thing to do? If not then what is? If so then how far apart
to they need to be etc

I believe the vine was expensive (£150) and the last thing i want is to
damage it as it looks really attractive just as an ornamental item.

It sounds perfect for what you plan as does what you have proposed. The
only qualification I would give is to make sure that you plant it in a
spot where it will get full sun and you live in a very warm climate where
you don't get freezing groudn in winter.
The best is a South facing wall, or at the very least a West facing wall.
[ in the U. K. ] . If you live in a different area it may vary. The
principle is that the wall warms up in the day and releases the heat at
night. In victorian times walls were built in such a way that a fire could
be lit inside the wall to keep plants warm. hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.