grapevine

hungrynurse_2

my mum wants a grapevine to go over a pergola, but does anyone know a good variety for outside and where to get it cheap! They all seem around £18 online which is alot if it may die! especially as she will need a couple either side i should immagine

Tomtom07

Check your local garden center, mine had some between £5-£8.

£18 seems quiet alot, can't help your with which Variety thou sorry

realfood

The variety will depend on where in the UK, it is to be planted and what will the grapes be used for. eg. for eating fresh or making wine, red or white grapes, seedless or seeded.

tobit

Ask on Freecycle whether there's anyone locally with an outside vine. Vines root themselves easily, so you may find a Freecycler who has a spare rooting. Look in the library for a general gardening book with advice about vines. Vines need lots of summer and autumn sun for grapes to ripen - plus you need the right variety - some varieties will only ripen in a greenhouse, but they all look super growing over a pergola or up a wall. Your mum may be able to train a bit of the vine up a south-facing wall where the grapes are more likely to ripen. Vines need ruthless pruning which you must do in January or the cut end will bleed and drip sticky sap for weeks, encouraging mould to grow, too. Once your vine is growing happily, it will give you all pleasure for years and years.

RAS

This is a fairly comprehensive list of what is available

http://www.sunnybankvines.co.uk/media/sunnybank-fullcollectionlistsept09.pdf