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Advice on new grape vines please
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| Alexeix 2005-10-23, 11:21 am |
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Hi,
Back in August, I planted a couple of grape vines (one white, one red),
in containers, in a south-facing position.
They initially did quite well, but are now looking a bit sorry for
themselves.
What can I do to make sure they survive the winter and prosper?
I don't have the option to winter them indoors, so should I put up a
plastic cover, to stop the worst of the frost?
Is it too late in the season to give them feed?
I will post back with the grape varieties and details of the soil I
used.
Any advice will be much appreciated!
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Alexeix
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-23, 2:21 pm |
| The message <Alexeix.1xcyw0@gardenbanter.co.uk>
from Alexeix <Alexeix.1xcyw0@gardenbanter.co.uk> contains these words:
> Back in August, I planted a couple of grape vines (one white, one red),
> in containers, in a south-facing position.
> They initially did quite well, but are now looking a bit sorry for
> themselves.
They will - it's autumn.
> What can I do to make sure they survive the winter and prosper?
Neglect them, but don't let them dry out completely.
> I don't have the option to winter them indoors, so should I put up a
> plastic cover, to stop the worst of the frost?
No.
> Is it too late in the season to give them feed?
>pedant>
No.
</pedant>
But it wouldn't do them any good.
> I will post back with the grape varieties and details of the soil I
> used.
Doesn't matter. For grape vines in containers, you need very big
containers, and very deep. A 40 gallon plastic drum might suffice.
> Any advice will be much appreciated!
If you can, plant them in the ground and train them where you want them.
Then get or borrow a book on viticulture: really, there's so much to
grapes that odd snippets of information aren't going to help a lot.
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