On 5/2/2009 10:02 AM, Jeff wrote:
Hello,

I'm a new gardener, and new to this group. If any I ask should be
better asked elsewhere, let me know. I'm in Atlanta.

I've acquired from a neighbor a "wishing well", think of the as a
large pot, 16" deep and 16" across or so (inside dimensions). I have a
sunny entrance to my yard but it is on the edge of a concrete driveway,
so I thought of the "wishing well". I can set up a long "trellis" for
this to grow along

Can I grow a grape in such a container and have it yield fruit. What
sort of soil and do I need drainage in such a large pot? Will it need a
companion grape and does that have to be of the same type?

If this is all crazy, I'll find some other use for the wishing well...

Jeff

Grapes tend to send their roots very deep and wide. If the container is
sitting on concrete or has a bottom, I doubt if the grape vine will
thrive.

If the container is sitting on the ground and has no bottom, this will
work. About a year after you plant it, however, you will be unable to
move the container without injuring the grape. Since grapes have very
tough roots, you might be physically unable to the the container more
than 10 years after you plant it.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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