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Where to plant a grape vine?

CompostmaniaCompostmania Posts: 31
in Fruit & veg
We have been given a lovely tall potted grape vine by friends and I am looking for the ideal place to grow it. I have a pergola which is currently covered in wisteria and a climbing rose and would seem a good spot. Do wisteria and grapes make good bedfellows? 

Thanks for your help?
I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong...

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  • WaterbutWaterbut Posts: 344
    Place pot on stone slab in the sunniest spot you can find with feet to allow drainage put one of these 6 ft by 3 ft trellis or bigger into the pot to allow grape vine to climb it and run some supporting wires from it for the tendrils. This is what I have done. Plenty of advice to care for it on your search engine. Water once a week with added tomato fertiliser. They also like used coffee grounds. This works for me. I am sure others have their own ideas to help you.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Do you know which type of grape it is?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Is it an "greenhouse" or outdoor grape?
  • CompostmaniaCompostmania Posts: 31
    The variety is Red Globe
    I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong...
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Although I've never done it, if you opt for putting your vine in a greenhouse, it needs to be planted outside the greenhouse and then fed inside, ideally through a pipe or suchlike.  It can then grow up to roof level and attached to wires running the length of the house.  Why outside, I don't know, but I read it somewhere.  Have you ever been to Hampton Court?
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