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mw80 wrote:

'Billy[_4_ Wrote:
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mw80 wrote:
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Hi everyone

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.

Any help is much appreciated.-

Is the vine Vitus vinefera? Do you want it to be principally ornamental

or to bear fruit?
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Yes it is a Vitus Vinifera (white grape i believe) and i would like it
to be principally ornamental. I just want to do it justice!

The wall is South facing and i live in the UK (Midlands)

Any suggestions Billy?

Thanks to everyone else for their replies

I don't believe you have anything to worry about. Vitus Vinifera have
compound buds, a primary growing point and two lateral growing points,
which is to say that you get three chances to push from each bud. If you
were growing for fruit I'd recommend leaving 24 buds from the previous
year but since you're not, prune it as you want. The rapid growing new
shoots may be killed at temps of -2C - 0.0C. Older vines can withstand
-12C but most will be killed at -18C. If temps may drop to this level,
the vine should be pruned and buried under mulch and dirt, to protect
it. Some vines, like Folle Blanche and Columbard, have reportedly
survived colder temperatures. If the wall that you are growing the vine
against is of a heated structure, that will give added protection to
your vine.

White grape vines will have yellow leaves in the Fall. Red grapes will
have red and yellow leaves. The color of the grapes are produced in the
leaves and translocated to the fruit.

Enjoy and have a pint for me.
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Billy

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