Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks

On Mar 20, 8:40 am, "claudia" wrote:
Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks

Google suggests that silverlace vine (Russian vine, mile-a-minute
vine, Polygonum aubertii) and some honeysuckles (sempervirens,
periclymenum, hispidula) might work. I don't have any experience with
growing them in clay, though.

--
Jerry Friedman

claudia wrote:
Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks


I believe that neither ivy (genus Hedera) nor grapes are fussy about
soils.

--
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)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:00:54 -0800, "David E. Ross"
wrote:

claudia wrote:
Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks


I believe that neither ivy (genus Hedera) nor grapes are fussy about
soils.

Gwacious! Why do you think the French (and now the U.S.) are
so choosy about the type of soil Wine Grape "x" grows in!
That's supposed to be practically the #1 factor for winemakers.
Maybe the grapes aren't "fussy" but the vintners certainly are!

Persephone

Persephone wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:00:54 -0800, "David E. Ross"
wrote:

claudia wrote:
Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks

I believe that neither ivy (genus Hedera) nor grapes are fussy about
soils.

Gwacious! Why do you think the French (and now the U.S.) are
so choosy about the type of soil Wine Grape "x" grows in!
That's supposed to be practically the #1 factor for winemakers.
Maybe the grapes aren't "fussy" but the vintners certainly are!

Persephone

Although soils are indeed important, good wine is more determined by
climate than by soils. For table grapes, however, soils are generally
not really important. In any case, I was responding to a question about
growing a vine on a fence, not about viticulture.

--

David E. Ross
http://www.rossde.com/.

Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive
bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997

In article .com, "claudia" wrote:
Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks

Boston Ivy

"claudia" wrote in news:1174401624.381780.291710
@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks


Clematis paniculata grows like a weed in my clay soil.

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:49:31 GMT, Rob wrote:

"claudia" wrote in news:1174401624.381780.291710
:

Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks


Clematis paniculata grows like a weed in my clay soil.

I have nice clay soil and I have several vines which do very well.

C. paniculata (already mentioned)
Campsis radicans 'Flava' aka Trumpet vine
Passiflora aka Passion flower, all varieties do well in clay
Mascagnia macroptera aka Butterfly vine


There are so many it is hard to name a fraction. I have these above
and I live in USDA Zone 8b, Texas

I just had our walk along the garage enclosed with gates and a hoop and net set up so
the paniculata, virginia creeper and kiwi can run rampant and make a covered walk .
last 2 years I had to whack the paniculata back because it overwhelmed the fence it
was on and it grew back with vigor. I am looking forward to how it does this year.
Ingrid

Rob wrote:
Clematis paniculata grows like a weed in my clay soil.



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