grape vine in a pot

[gwynnethmary]

I planted a grape vine in a pot yesterday.  We live in the North-East so am thinking the conservatory would be the best place for it .  I have read that it can be trained as a standard.  Has anyone done this and how would I go about it?  It has a short stumpy stem and two thin green stems coming off that at the top. Any ideas on caring for it/best way to train it would be much appreciated!

[gwynnethmary]

[landimad]

Hi,
Just to say that I have never grown a vine.
But I think this link may help with what you are trying to do.

http://www.fassadengruen.de/eng/uw/climbing_plants/uw/grapevine/grapevine.htm

Hope this is ok.

[gwynnethmary]

Thanks for the link- it would be really great if I'd paid more attention at school in my Greman lessons!

[gwynnethmary]

In was given a great link to help with my question, but it was all in German!  Can anyone help me in English please?

[greenhousegirl]

Hi

If you go to the bottom of the page on the link it gives you the option of Englisg or German

[Wilder]

when I clicked on this link I was taken directly to the English version of the page??
It may have something to do with your version of windows. I do speak German and it is exactly what your looking for.

You can translate the page using google if you can't find the english pages but I'm really puzzled.

[plot51A]

Have a look at the Reads Nursery site
http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/reads-fruit-training.html
There is a fair bit of information there if you look around - they have the national collections for grapevines, figs and citrus, a wonderful nursery and only a few miles away from me. I bought a grapevine from them on Saturday but it will be outside - very best of luck with your conservatory grown one. (They also have a most wonderful collection of conservatory plants and do mail order....... (don't work for them honest  ;D)

[gwynnethmary]

Hi

If you go to the bottom of the page on the link it gives you the option of Englisg or German

it gives you the home page in English, but the page that shows and explains the different ways to prune is in German and I can't see an English option.  It does look just what I'm looking for, but it would take me for ever to Google a translation!