Grape vine

Anne Webb2 · July 2014

I bought a grapevine from Hampton Court Flower Show some ten years ago. It grows prolifically, south west facing, chalk soil (Brighton) and is approx ten years old - it has NEVER produced a single grape! Is there anything I can do to encourage it or should I just replace it. Thank you.

bekkie hughes · July 2014

Hi, Anne, sorry this is going to be a stupid question, have you pruned it? I dont know a huge amount about grapes but do grow two vines

Dovefromabove · July 2014

Do you know the name of the variety?

bekkie hughes · July 2014

I wonder if your soil is low in flower/ fruit nutrients, have you tried tomato food on it?

Anne Webb2 · July 2014

It's had food, miracle gro mostly.

I pruned it at the wrong time about six years ago and it bled sap, I had to tape the wound to stop it dripping. Could this have damaged it?

bekkie hughes · July 2014

Im sure Dove will answer this one properly, but they are the same as us, it can take a long time to recover from a bad injury

Dovefromabove · July 2014

Hmmm, we had grape vines on the farmhouse where I grew up many years ago, but back then pruning was pretty hit and miss, but they always fruited.

Now I've got a newly planted vine in this garden and I'm very much on a learning curve, getting my information from John Cushnie's 'How to Prune' and this website http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/grapevine-care/

Hope that's of some help

Anne Webb2 · July 2014

Thanks all.

Grape vine

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