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When should I buy/plant a grape vine?
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On 2009-08-03 17:00:37 +0100, "Pete C" said:
When should I buy/plant a grape vine? In theory the answer is 'any time'. However, there's little point in planting things in January when the soil is cold and wet and they either won't get started or might rot off in wet earth. Now is fine. The soil is still warm and it can get its feet down and get settled in before winter, thus getting a good start on next spring. In the unlikely event of a dry spell, keep it watered but don't waterlog it, either. It needs full sun on a warm wall if it's outside and good drainage, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Sacha wrote: On 2009-08-03 17:00:37 +0100, "Pete C" said: When should I buy/plant a grape vine? In theory the answer is 'any time'. However, there's little point in planting things in January when the soil is cold and wet and they either won't get started or might rot off in wet earth. Now is fine. The soil is still warm and it can get its feet down and get settled in before winter, thus getting a good start on next spring. In the unlikely event of a dry spell, keep it watered but don't waterlog it, either. It needs full sun on a warm wall if it's outside and good drainage, too. Thanks. I'm looki -- Pete C London UKng at a red variety in Dobies catalogue. I intend to plant it on my allotment, trained up wires between posts......sound ok? It will get full sun all day. However, soil is clay-ish, would that be a problem? :) |
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Pete C wrote: Sacha wrote: On 2009-08-03 17:00:37 +0100, "Pete C" said: When should I buy/plant a grape vine? In theory the answer is 'any time'. However, there's little point in planting things in January when the soil is cold and wet and they either won't get started or might rot off in wet earth. Now is fine. The soil is still warm and it can get its feet down and get settled in before winter, thus getting a good start on next spring. In the unlikely event of a dry spell, keep it watered but don't waterlog it, either. It needs full sun on a warm wall if it's outside and good drainage, too. Thanks. I'm looki Ooops, what happened there? I'm looking a a red variety in the Dobies catalogue (Dornfelder) It's for my allotment, and I'm thinking if training it up wires between posts....sound ok? It will get full sun all day. Soil is clay-ish.......any problem? :) -- Pete C London UK |
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On 3 Aug, 17:24, "Pete C" wrote:
Pete C wrote: Sacha wrote: On 2009-08-03 17:00:37 +0100, "Pete C" said: When should I buy/plant a grape vine? In theory the answer is 'any time'. However, there's little point in planting things in January when the soil is cold and wet and they either won't get started or might rot off in wet earth. *Now is fine.. The soil is still warm and it can get its feet down and get settled in before winter, thus getting a good start on next spring. *In the unlikely event of a dry spell, keep it watered but don't waterlog it, either. *It needs full sun on a warm wall if it's outside and good drainage, too. Thanks. I'm looki Ooops, what happened there? I'm looking a a red variety in the Dobies catalogue (Dornfelder) It's for my allotment, and I'm thinking if training it up wires between posts....sound ok? It will get full sun all day. Soil is clay-ish.......any problem? *:) -- Pete C London UK Have a look at Aldi they have grape vines on offer amongst other fruit this Thursday David Hill |
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Dave Hill wrote: On 3 Aug, 17:24, "Pete C" wrote: Pete C wrote: Sacha wrote: On 2009-08-03 17:00:37 +0100, "Pete C" said: When should I buy/plant a grape vine? In theory the answer is 'any time'. However, there's little point in planting things in January when the soil is cold and wet and they either won't get started or might rot off in wet earth. Now is fine. The soil is still warm and it can get its feet down and get settled in before winter, thus getting a good start on next spring. In the unlikely event of a dry spell, keep it watered but don't waterlog it, either. It needs full sun on a warm wall if it's outside and good drainage, too. Thanks. I'm looki Ooops, what happened there? I'm looking a a red variety in the Dobies catalogue (Dornfelder) It's for my allotment, and I'm thinking if training it up wires between posts....sound ok? It will get full sun all day. Soil is clay-ish.......any problem? :) -- Pete C London UK Have a look at Aldi they have grape vines on offer amongst other fruit this Thursday David Hill Mmm, How did I miss that....thanks David :) -- Pete C London UK |
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I would carefully research the variety you plant, because growing something that more often than not fails to ripens its fruit, or only gives you a few very small grapes, is rather disappointing. That's likely what you get if you buy whatever it is your local garden centre has for sale. Is the vine Aldi are selling even labelled with a variety? |
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echinosum wrote: 'Pete C[_2_ Wrote: ;859330']When should I buy/plant a grape vine? Specialists such as Silk Tree at Wheatley sell bare-root, which are only available late winter/early spring, same as specialist apple nurseries. I would carefully research the variety you plant, because growing something that more often than not fails to ripens its fruit, or only gives you a few very small grapes, is rather disappointing. That's likely what you get if you buy whatever it is your local garden centre has for sale. Is the vine Aldi are selling even labelled with a variety? Not in the shop till Thursday. At 2 quid a throw, I'll get some anyway. Thanks for the comment though :) -- Pete C London UK |
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Wine regions are all on well-drained soils, encouraging the grapes to grow deep roots. Research shows that drainage structure affects grape quality more than soil type. But if you are growing it to eat, well the Dutch grow excellent greenhouse grapes on their claggy clay soils. But if you are tempted to make wine from it, you'll probably find it is pretty pale and tasteless grown on such a soil, unless you are very punctilious about restricting the yield, and pruning off leaves to expose the grapes to the sun to ripen. Dornfelder is grown as an eating grape - it has large berries. It is also grown as a wine grape in Germany, but I've seen it mainly from areas such as Rheinpfalz which have rather warmer summers than England, and it is a pretty light wine even coming from there. I've seen Dornfelder wine for sale from some English vineyards, and their version is practically rose. So presumably it does reliably produce grapes in this country in a suitable site. I've not tasted a wine I liked from this variety, though presumably some people like it. I have a south facing wall I intend to grow a grape up, once the builder has come back and finished something off that may involve digging where I want to plant it. I intend to grow a Boskoop or Regent, which are two varieties noted as being especially suitable for getting edible red grapes in Britain. Although there are vineyards near me, I don't seem to have the best local microclimate for ripening fruit - on the windswept plain rather than a suntrap in a valley. |
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echinosum wrote: 'Pete C[_2_ Wrote: ;859330']When should I buy/plant a grape vine? Specialists such as Silk Tree at Wheatley sell bare-root, which are only available late winter/early spring, same as specialist apple nurseries. I would carefully research the variety you plant, because growing something that more often than not fails to ripens its fruit, or only gives you a few very small grapes, is rather disappointing. That's likely what you get if you buy whatever it is your local garden centre has for sale. Is the vine Aldi are selling even labelled with a variety? They only had berries of the Cran and Goose :( -- Pete C London UK |
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