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| Thread ID: 122406 | 2011-12-19 20:41:00 | Growing grapes | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1249656 | 2011-12-19 20:41:00 | Does anyone know how to grow grapes? We have these vines in our place since we moved here some many yrs ago . The skin is sweet but inside of the grapes are sour . I have visited the Growing NZ website but they don't list grapes . What sort of fertiliser do we need? I heard they say you feed it but not thru the roots and you water it not much but just at spring and one when it flowers :confused: We are trying chillis this time, got many planted from seeds so waiting to flower :p over 10, haha, ditto brocolli and snow-peas maybe this time will be better with the warmer weather . I find that chives while they say it is easy they don't germinate as easy as brocolli or snow-peas . Cheers . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1249657 | 2011-12-19 21:19:00 | Well I had a grape at my lats house and I did nothing to it yet it produced great fruit for all the years I was there. I don't know if you can change the flavour through what you feed it, it could just be the type it is. I am digging up the red onions this week they are huge almost as big as a plate and we will be having fresh green beans this week as well as zucchini and new potatoes |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1249658 | 2011-12-19 21:21:00 | We don't do anything to ours, apart from a good prune when all the leaves have gone. It's looking loaded this year, will need to put netting up so the birds don't have a feast when they start to ripen. | Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1249659 | 2011-12-19 22:19:00 | Make sure the grape is getting plenty of full sun. This is what builds up the sugar content in the fruit. And be sure they are fully ripe before picking the fruit. Otherwise make wine!! Yummm. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1249660 | 2011-12-19 22:22:00 | I'd rip it out and plant a new vine if the fruit is crap. I planted two varieties of grapes, the took off like a weed, The first summer they had a good amout oof fruit on em, The kids ate what they could, then the birds raided them and they were gone within a few hours. I went out to harvest them and it was bare. (as was my fully loaded yellow plum tree) I gave the grapes a good trim back ( i was watching a tv program and they said only the new growth bears fruit and they cut theirs back to two single stalks) the grow back has been awesome, They are crowding out the entire area I allocated to them, and the seats, and the BBQ table, Loaded with grapes. mmmmmmmmmm |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1249661 | 2011-12-19 22:45:00 | Grapes need lots of sun and heat. They produce fruit on 2nd year canes so careful with the pruning. Apart from the careful pruning and warmth, I've never done anything special. Water it if it looks especially thirsty, provide a bit of composts and stuff, but don't fuss over it. Most wine grapes taste disgusting, eating grapes are usually nicer. It might be a wine variety, so dump it and buy a different one. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1249662 | 2011-12-19 23:06:00 | +1 for the suggestions that if they are sour, then maybe rip them out and plant new one's. They do need plenty of exposure to sun and warmth. In Christchurch, we have 6 grape vines, all have good exposure to the sun. We also put a good layer of mulch on the ground around the roots though whether that actually promotes anything....... You will need frost netting or bird netting though to stop the birds having a free feed. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1249663 | 2011-12-19 23:49:00 | I am digging up the red onions this week they are huge almost as big as a plate and we will be having fresh green beans this week as well as zucchini and new potatoes Need a lot of space for those in ground veges? :) |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1249664 | 2011-12-20 00:09:00 | Oh so where do we get these vines or seeds, gardning place, Bunnings? :thanks |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1249665 | 2011-12-20 00:33:00 | You buy vines. Any gardening shop. They probably won't fruit the first year. |
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