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Save my Vine please
ncooper18
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Hello,
It’s my first year growing this grape vine and it started great but then turned brown with dark patches?
It’s my first year growing this grape vine and it started great but then turned brown with dark patches?
- Can anyone diagnosis this?
- Does it go away by itself?
- What is the cure?
- Will pruning in a month or so save three problems
- Will my vine die?
I appreciate any advice, I don’t want to start a new vine!
Nick 
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id say mild temperature.
nothing seems out of the ordinary.
How big is the container?
Which method of training/pruning are you planning to follow?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
pots about 60 litres.
haven’t completely decided on pruning method. This is its first year so let it do its own thing before all this brown black stuff happened,
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
think I’ll prune in a month Right back.
and Utube demonstrations
https://grovesnurseries.co.uk/articles/Pruning-grape-vines#:~:text=Pruning%20and%20Training%20Grape%20Vines%201%20Tie%20in,arms%20and%20the%20tender%20tips%20beyond%20the%20rod
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My father-in-law, a vigneron here in France, prunes mine. His motto - old wood out, leave one new wood to grow. Here is a picture. He prunes my 6 eating grape vines between January and March when the vine is dormant. England would probably be earlier.
I think your wood looks okay - don't expect perfection all the time. Those grapes look might delish!! I have to fight with the wasps and the birds to eat mine!!
When the vines start to form leaves after budding - a dusting of sulphur to avoid odium (caused by humidity) and then another when the flowers (grapes) start to form. I usually do this in March. Could be a little later for you. Just sulphur in powder form, thrown on by hand and don't forget underneath!! Otherwise, I don't use sprays and such. A copper (blue) spray around June could be beneficial but I don't bother. The vignerons here do this.