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[email protected] · 21-01-2011, 08:32 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible

On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:38:25 -0800, Billy
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In article ,
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On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:41:48 -0700 (MST), (Una) wrote:

Ohioguy wrote:
The south side of our house is the exterior wall of our garage.
[...]
Can anyone suggest something that is heat and light loving, which
could be productive in such a spot?

Grape vine. Root it near a water downspout off the roof, and train it
across the wall.

Una

What does a grape vines root system look like? I ask because there's
some (3) planted not too far from my septic drain field. They're
about 3 1/2 years old.

Newb

Normally, they go straight down, looking for water. If the water is to
the left of them, they will go left (at least part of them will).

I supose moving them away from the drain field pipes would be a good
idea? A backed up drain field due to root infiltration can be pretty
expensive. Is this a good time to move them? We live in western WA
State.

Thanks.

Newb