I planted 3 grape vines 3 years ago and this is the first year I am
getting grapes. I'm so excited! Now the grapes are about half the size
of a marble and half of them have fallen off the bunches already. Is
this a sign of my vines lacking something or getting too much of something?

The Concord vines are covered with bird netting just to keep those
suckers in check and the pH of the soil is around 6.0 - just checked today.

Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Quin

what is your watering regimen? I dont think grapes like it that acid. look that up
and you may need to amend with dolomitic lime. Ingrid

Quin Filips wrote:

I planted 3 grape vines 3 years ago and this is the first year I am
getting grapes. I'm so excited! Now the grapes are about half the size
of a marble and half of them have fallen off the bunches already. Is
this a sign of my vines lacking something or getting too much of something?

The Concord vines are covered with bird netting just to keep those
suckers in check and the pH of the soil is around 6.0 - just checked today.

Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Quin



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Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
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I'll check on soil requirements.
Funny you should point out the watering regimen. They are getting A LOT
of water. It has been raining for days and days. I used to water them
every other day before these thunderstorms came to town, now I don't
water them at all.

Thanks,
Quin

wrote:
what is your watering regimen? I dont think grapes like it that acid. look that up
and you may need to amend with dolomitic lime. Ingrid

Quin Filips wrote:


I planted 3 grape vines 3 years ago and this is the first year I am
getting grapes. I'm so excited! Now the grapes are about half the size
of a marble and half of them have fallen off the bunches already. Is
this a sign of my vines lacking something or getting too much of something?

The Concord vines are covered with bird netting just to keep those
suckers in check and the pH of the soil is around 6.0 - just checked today.

Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Quin




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

Too much water, not enough water, and fungus can cause them to fall off.
Some grapes will do well in acid soil, others wont. I am not sure about
Concord, but Mars is a take off of Concord and they do well. I know
Thompson didnt make it in Arkansas, and we had acidic soil there.

Dwayne

"Quin Filips" wrote in message
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I planted 3 grape vines 3 years ago and this is the first year I am
getting grapes. I'm so excited! Now the grapes are about half the size
of a marble and half of them have fallen off the bunches already. Is
this a sign of my vines lacking something or getting too much of
something?

The Concord vines are covered with bird netting just to keep those
suckers in check and the pH of the soil is around 6.0 - just checked
today.

Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Quin

It must be the water - Too much. I have Lime and plan to sprinkle it
around each vine - just in case. Thanks

Dwayne wrote:
Too much water, not enough water, and fungus can cause them to fall off.
Some grapes will do well in acid soil, others wont. I am not sure about
Concord, but Mars is a take off of Concord and they do well. I know
Thompson didnt make it in Arkansas, and we had acidic soil there.

Dwayne

"Quin Filips" wrote in message
...

I planted 3 grape vines 3 years ago and this is the first year I am
getting grapes. I'm so excited! Now the grapes are about half the size
of a marble and half of them have fallen off the bunches already. Is
this a sign of my vines lacking something or getting too much of

something?

The Concord vines are covered with bird netting just to keep those
suckers in check and the pH of the soil is around 6.0 - just checked

today.

Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Quin