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    Thinking of buying a grafted grapevine...

    I will be guided by Monty Don's choice of Lakemont, a sweet seedless eating grape. I already have a couple of seeded vines, purple and pink which I just grew from cuttings.

    The Lakemont is a grafted grape and i wondered why it was grafted? Would this be a dwarfing rootstock or is it because its own roots are not prodigeous?

    I also wonderd about growing it in a container?

    Any info would be helpful.
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    I've just bought a Lakemont and a Phoenix from Blackmoors. Both grafted. Lovely strong plants which I've planted into the soil in the netted 24' GH. They were delivered with grapes still attached so I've already tasted them

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      Lots of European grapes are grafted. It's because of a blight called Phyloxerra which started about 150 years ago. The American grapes are immune but it devestated most European crops.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
        I've just bought a Lakemont and a Phoenix from Blackmoors. Both grafted. Lovely strong plants which I've planted into the soil in the netted 24' GH. They were delivered with grapes still attached so I've already tasted them
        Well, I've bit the bullet and ordered a grafted Lakemont from Groves Nurseries. Lets hope my vine has some grapes on it!: Not that i mistrust Monty!
        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

        Diversify & prosper


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        • #5
          Took delivery today. Rather dismayed there were no grapes on vine. The packing material was hay, so the chooks are in for a treat!
          I hope it will thrive ok in a large pot as I would like to take it from the allotment to my retirement home in a couple of years.
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Awww Snadge! Will they let you have some potted plants in the Retirement Home?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              Awww Snadge! Will they let you have some potted plants in the Retirement Home?
              I've been told I can nurse a chicken!
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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                Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                I've been told I can nurse a chicken!
                That's not the same as nursing a baby, is it?, I hope not...

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                • #9
                  Zimmer frame will be good plant protection if covered with netting!
                  My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                  to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                  Diversify & prosper


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                  • #10
                    .............and walking sticks should make good canes..................
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                    • #11
                      ..........and raised toilet seat frames are very helpful in getting you back on your feet.

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                      • #12
                        Hope ye 'al bring some grapes when you visit!
                        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                        Diversify & prosper


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                        • #13
                          We are Grapes, so we'll bring ourselves - you can provide the food and drink

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                            We are Grapes, so we'll bring ourselves - you can provide the food and drink
                            I'll be a poor pensioner!
                            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                            Diversify & prosper


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                            • #15
                              Better start saving now - when do you retire?

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