[mark.carline]

Does anyone here grow grapes in their allotment ?

I am thinking about putting some all the way round the edge of our plot as a kind of fence / border.

I have a sunny position (a hill facing south) thats fairly dry and acid soil (we have had problems with clubroot).

I was tempted to try those box plants you find in sainsburys but I didnt want to spend much.

[mickwood]

I have one in the back garden - in a raised border. I planted it last year and it grew ok, this year it's just started to grow a load of new growth. I'm not expecting it to give me grapes as I think they tak a few years to get established? It seems to be happy where it is but I know a few folks who grow them in the back of their greenhouse's on their allotment and allow them to grow along the inside of the apex - looks cool! (Think I may try another in the greenhouse!!)

[p00rstudent]

i planted up a small vinyard a few weeks back consisting of 48 grape vines on my allotment, i considered growing them as a border along with esplier fruit trees but i was wrried about light being cut out to the rest of my/ my nehibours plot, so have jsut planted them in the usual rows,

[mark.carline]

i planted up a small vinyard a few weeks back consisting of 48 grape vines...

Wow ! where did you get all those vines from ? - Did you buy or propogate them ?

[p00rstudent]

i ordered them from http://www.vineandwine.co.uk/ found them to be helpfull and freindly and resonably priced.

[mark.carline]

thanks!

[Jay Dubya]

Hi, website ( vines for wines ) sell bunches of cutting material to strike yourself, lots cheaper.
I also have a small vinyard on my lotty.

[p00rstudent]

jay dub hows yours going currently? mine seemed to be growing quite happily at present, i bet yours must be romping away.

[Jay Dubya]

Hi PS, third year laterals are growing up well with embryo bunches on them, second year replacement canes are shooting up for bending over next year. Have now got another row of red grapes newly planted variety unknown ( gifts ).