- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I must do something about this very shortly 
Needs a good prune and maybe a frame to fix it to.
Needs a good prune and maybe a frame to fix it to.
Grape Vine
- Thread starter Zigs
- Start date
Yes! Looks like it'll find its way out of the greenhouse soon if you don't!
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
It's trying Mike 
Mr_Yan
Active member
- Location
- West Michigan
- Hardiness zone
- 6a
I like it
This is why I was thinking use grape for my pergola "awning".
This is why I was thinking use grape for my pergola "awning".
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Good idea Mr Yan 
Next door has a grape vine running aong the spine of their polytunnel, it provides good shade. I've seen Kiwi Fruits used the same, with fruits hanging down from them.
Next door has a grape vine running aong the spine of their polytunnel, it provides good shade. I've seen Kiwi Fruits used the same, with fruits hanging down from them.
Mr_Yan
Active member
- Location
- West Michigan
- Hardiness zone
- 6a
I tried to get some cold hardy kiwi growing here but all three died. Maybe if I put them somewhere with better soil and did more than a STUN (shear total utter neglect) maintenance they would have lived.
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I had one that was doing fine outside when I lived in Somerset, the pub had one in their back garden too. You have to get the right variety if you want fruit though
Mr_Yan
Active member
- Location
- West Michigan
- Hardiness zone
- 6a
From what I have read - not experience because I killed my three - cold hardy kiwi are dioecious so you need a male and a female plant to actually have the female set fruit.
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
There's one called Jenny that's self fertile
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I've taken off several shoots, fixed one above the door and cut others back to one or 2 flower heads. I left 2 at the top and as they grow I'll choose the best one to fix and train along the spine of the polytunnel.
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I had a look round the back today, the roots are outside and the vine goes into the tunnel but it seems to have other ideas now
Awesome! 
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Tackled the thinning today...
They look lovely but there's too many on the bunches so they won't grow very big. I thinned out as many small ones as I could and then snipped a few big ones out too.
Hopefully we'll get some decent sized grapes now.
They look lovely but there's too many on the bunches so they won't grow very big. I thinned out as many small ones as I could and then snipped a few big ones out too.
Hopefully we'll get some decent sized grapes now.
- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Think we planted it 5 years ago Mike. It's been producing a fair amount of grapes every year.
This was October last year.
This was October last year.
