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I have had a grapevine growing outside next to my back door for about 15
years and it has always provided enough grapes for a few bottles of wine.
Over the last couple of weeks it has put out lots of new leaves and little
bunches of grape flowers so things looked good. The grape trails in one
direction over the back of my house and in the other direction over an
adjoining fence.

A couple of days ago I noticed that all the new shoots and the grape flowers
were drooping and they look like they are dying. The soil is well watered
and all the other nearby plants (primulas, ground elder) look fine. So far
they have not recovered, and we have not had a frost so I can't understand
what could be causing this. Any ideas?

Thanks,

someone



If its not frost damage then suspect root damage, maybe caused by Vine
Weevil (not named this for nothing) or Phytophora root rot.
If the plant re shoots soon and grows normally you know it was frost if
the decline continues and it dies check the roots for damage.
Its not age related.
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea