Greetings! I have linked several videos in the description box that may interest you. Here is a grape video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aEflN7DDCoc.html
Harvested my first ever lakemont seedless yesterday 2 years after planting the vine on your recommendation. They were supersweet and delicious, thanks Dan I'm going to enjoy the harvest from this vine for years and years into the future
That's a great result. Dan will be pleased that you benefitted from his recommendation. I watch a number of German/ Austrian channels, Lakemont is grown there with great success - a very popular grape. Enjoy!
Thanks for your advice on Melons. I've just harvested my first melon - a golf ball sized Charentais, which is a huge success in my book! I grew it in a pot in a suntrap in the garden in London, without a poly/greenhouse, and only sowed in late May. Will try again next year with an earlier sowing date, and maybe some Emir F1 for the English climate.
You need to use diatomaceous earth on any crop low down, or even high up, mix with water and put in spray bottle, it adds a protective layer that stops any insect from destroying your crop, it also isnt chemical based, it's like protecting nature with nature, I hope this helps you
Your vids are looking very professional these days, you've come a long way. Look out Monty Don! ☺ Always enjoyable to see you surrounded by your jungle like vines. Funny you mentioned squirrels, as I'm thinking of planting a few cyclamen for winter colour but I've read that squirrels sometimes did them up for a snack. I'm just hoping that the nearby oak trees will provide enough acorns to keep them busy.
Yes here in North Dakota there are actually several vineyards in zone 4, some almost in zone 3. I have been out here over a year now and have discovered my microclimates so next year I'm going to give it a try. The problem is not only zone 4 but the constant drying wind. Some wind is good to keep out the fungus and slugs but to much rips the large leaves apart. Also with the heavy clay soil we have I have been endlessly adding organic matter. I have the winter to research but there is one called Edelweiss that I may give a try. -( A very hardy white grape, it produces yellow to green fruit that makes good sweet wine and is excellent eaten fresh.) Ironically back in Rhode Island the old Concord is invasive in many areas scrambling up 100 foot trees and smothering out some.
@@homegardens7682 Their worth checking out. I'm one of the not so lucky people that the reds give me headaches so that limits me there (and I've never had a regular headache in my life). -Thanks
Hi Dan, Love your teaching I just bought one Thompson seedless plant. Trying to decide where to put it. I live in Washington state. I have decided to grow it in a pot. Almost put it in my big 20 gallon pot but you advised not to, I'm glad I saw that. I'm giving it a try up against my house along the back porch. I'll let you know how things go I realize I won't get fruit this year but I will get your tricks of the trade along the way. Thanks so much wish me success Colleen
Those are great bunches of grapes, I would say that your pollination is better than mine at this point. My Boskoop Glory is on its second summer - it has taken over a length of the garden and is wildly out of control, despite a sneaky prune from me some weeks ago. I have a number of bunches and the grapes are beautiful. but given its age, the bunches are smaller than yours. I thinned out some 'grapelets' early on and have been removing some of the loose bark. I have it trained espalier style to washing line, threaded through vine eyes - against an open fence. My vine is exposed to some of the most brutal weather extremes that the UK weather can throw at it, but it is happy. It is planted at circa 730' above sea level, my previous vine (colossal) was at circa 850'. It is worth trying grapes, even if people do not live in the 'ideal' location, there may be that ideal micro-climate in a garden that is just perfect. If grapes are happy, they are rampant and take some control. I have three vines outdoors, all survived as young plants, before putting on serious growth in the following year. I think they take the first year to sort their roots out. Ideally My vines would be in the front garden, but neighbours would be concerned if the roots were close to the house, so they are in the more exposed and colder, back garden. Dan, your US viewers may like to read about/ try growing the famous 'Scuppernong'. Don't forget to let us know how the wine production goes with the surplus - hardly anybody makes that here now, it used to be so popular. Thanks Dan.
Hi Dan, thankyou for this, I have had a few failures with grapes but now have two vines in the polytunnel that seem to be doing ok for the moment. Thankyou for sharing all this information, it has been very well timed for me. I hope that at some point in the future you might consider making a video sharing the more detailed information you hinted at at the back end of this 🤞
From Edmonton Canada, where our winters hit -30 C, sometimes colder. I have a Frontenac Grape, four years old producing Concord like grapes, smallish, but tasty. My grape is at least 20 feet in length, in part because I don’t know how to prune it, in part because it’s providing wonderful shade and privacy. M
Im growing Boskoop Glory in the North East of England outside. The grapes started jumping off the vines themselves so I harvested them yesterday - 12.5 poundsafter I removed the stalks. Currently sitting in a jelly bag to turn into grape jelly. I've two other vines but they only have a couple of bunches on each one, so I'm going to have to think about what to do with them.q
I'm in Canada (zone 3) I'm trying Valiant Grapes this year. I have never grown grapes so glad I found you! You have a new subscriber!!! I did research and many others in my province have grown these successfully. Some take the vines down and cover during for the winter and others don't I guess it depends how big they get. I'm going to put them in a cloth pot this year they are hardy to 2B. They are only one foot tall this year. I bought 2 extra just incase they don't survive. I'm need time to build a good trellis and not sure what I wan't yet so just keeping it simple this year. What do you think of growing grapes in cloth grow bags?
Welcome. You could try it but make sure they are big bags and also as grapes are a long term thing the cloth bags will deteriorate in time and need replacing.
South Louisiana here (VERY south... like less than 20 miles from the Gulf of Mexico south). I've taken an interest in trying to grow grapes because I have a rescue possum who is crazy for grapes. Interestingly enough, it turns out that most possums are crazy about grapes when they discover them. What's a good large seedless table grape for where I'm at? Anything OTHER than muscadines. Those grow wild here and definitely not what I'm looking for. They're good, but at least the ones here are too thick skinned and not sweet enough.
We are in northern New Jersey in America zone 7. We had Concord grapes? On our property that I was told have been growing for 40 years or more? I’m not sure if that’s true but it grows very well and has very thick vines larger than my hand can get around. They’re very sweet and dee purple. Thank you for this information I now feel I can care for it properly or at least better.
I have two vines growing- I live in east-central Scotland. I've grown them in a greenhouse thru the summer but they have outgrown it in a year. I'm going to train them outdoors against a trellis but can't decide whether it will need covered/protected during the winter.
I’ve got Grape plants popping up in 3 of my Pots that I’m growing veg etc in, that came from my home compost, I know they won’t produce edible fruit, but I am going to keep the 2 strongest looking plants. Just to see what they do, and next Spring I’ll add a shop bought Grape plant to my potted garden. is it possible/likely they would cross pollinate?
Apparently so, I have never done it although it is something I am very interested in doing one day. This may help. homeguides.sfgate.com/crosspollinate-grape-vines-24083.html
Hi Dan very good information about growing grapevine. I had grapevine it was doing very well but in June all leaves fell. I am in Glasgow. The grapevine was outside. Should I try to grow them in polytunnel.
What to feed a grapevine with. Growing for leaf decoration in the N of England outside on a trellis fixed to. Wall . It currently has small bunches of grapes . Black grapes look healthy but green grapes are not growing well . I don’t expect a harvest
Great videos, Dan. I'm growing a Rhea grape in my garden in Southern England. It's on its third year and doing fine. Do you think 8ft is too high for the top wire on a 4-arm Kniffin system? (Most vinyards seem to have their top wires about 6ft high.)
@@homegardens7682 Thanks, Dan. I think I'll go with a 2m-high top wire, more like what most people use. The 8ft idea was just to give me a bit more privacy from neighbours, but I guess the vine will bush up, on top, anyway. The weather hasn't been very favourable so far, this year, has it? ;)
@@homegardens7682 Thanks. I haven't pruned it for a few years and it's spread well over to all sides into my neighboure gardens. But it hasn't produced new grapes from all of this year's new shoots. Only a handful of this year's new shoots have produced grapes and I'm thinking it may not be a proper lakemont seedless vine. Also since we had 40 degree of hot sunshine this year, I was wondering have you considered growing the Turkish sultanas grape? The grapes can be bought from Turkish shops but are quite expensive. But I can't seem to find anyone selling the grape vine.
Hello pal sorry to bother you i was just interested in starting growing in my house hydroponically can i grow any fruit and vegetables? Possibly even healing herbs threw hydroponics?
I have never grown this way. This may help. herboponics.com/blogs/hydroponics/the-complete-list-of-vegetables-that-are-perfect-for-hydroponics. I also found this. www.outsidepursuits.com/best-hydroponic-aerogarden-systems/
there are 11 grape varieties grown in Ontario Canada (details on the Ontario gov website) in my neighborhood wild concord grapes are over growing the trees and killing them
Nice man, love the grape videos the most. If you are interested in swapping some cuttings let me know... I have a spare rooted cutting of grape vine "Esther"
I’m up in Scotland, I don’t have a greenhouse, do you think I could bag the grapes to give them some protection and warmer conditions for a better chance of growing.x
@@homegardens7682 yes, I’ve put up a strong fence and wires for them to grow along, they get a decent breeze and good drainage, I have a few bunches of grapes coming, I had them all out in the open but the birds started pecking so I’ve bagged them up to see if that helps. They are growing so far, I’m not sure they will make it full size grapes. I hope so, they have my undivided attention 😂 🍇
I just looked them up. I would try it if I could get a vine. I couldn't promise anything but it would be worth a go I think, (Here in the South East anyway as we have a good microclimate for grapes here by UK standards)
Not an Apricot but maybe one day. Flavourcot I have heard is a good variety. Mango would need Winter protection (taken inside, they will not tolerate cold temperatures.
& they ripen in January into February. They make good shade over a pergola in the heat of summer & because they are deciduous you get the winter sun & warmth.
@@homegardens7682 oh sorry, I'm a not very good at keeping track on RU-vid comments haha, I bought 3 seeds off the Internet and I planted them in my greenhouse, if I get some seeds I'll send you some for free brother, but I've had no luck yet
