White grape variety?

[Jayb]

I'd like to plant a vine this year, preferably a white seedless variety, nicely sweet eating type. I already have a couple of black ones (one was meant to be white  ) So would like this to be a good one, any recommendations?

[Jayb]

[artichoke]

Have a look at Phoenix, which has a very good reputation. Have to admit though that I planted a good strong one from T&M (surprisingly....) two years ago, in my daughter's garden, with stems on it showing it had produced grapes that year. Last year it did not flower. I have high hopes of it this year, as it has grown on strongly in spite of foxes and footballing grandsons doing their worst.

[saddad]

Lakemont has been highly recommended 

[Jayb]

Thanks Artichoke and Saddad for your suggestions. I've done a quick google and they both sound great, Blackmoor have both in stock in a 3 litre container, I'm not sure if that is a good size or not? Good luck for a great crop this year Artichoke, hopefully we'll have lots of sunshine!

[ed dibbles]

Someone on another thread highly recommended Himrod as an outdoor seedless variety. The national collection rates it as "good indoors and out" but while I do have cuttings from them to root this year I can't give my own experience of it yet.

The Lakemont vine I have is under glass (polycarbonate actually) and has been shy setting fruit. Will try root pruning it within the next month to see if that will stimulate fruit baring.

Lakemont may fare better outside of course.

[ed dibbles]

Phoenix is an excellent disease resistant seeded variety. It is dual purpose (wine and dessert) grape of reasonable size. It normally ripens early October. (one of mine is against a fence so ripens a week or ten days earlier around last week of September).

If you can find it one called Zalagyongye produces really large grapes in big bunches reliably outside.

[Jayb]

Thanks Ed, I'll check those out as well, I've never heard of Zalagyongye.
I was going to plant it in the poly-tunnel, but I may be tempted to try one outdoors, trouble is although it can be fairly mild here, sometimes it's not as sunny as some areas.

[Jayb]

I just did a search on a4a for Himod, what a lovely forum this is 
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,71031.msg726315.html#msg726315
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,63111.msg645277.html#msg645277
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,78357.msg793628.html#msg793628
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,78357.msg793628.html#msg793628
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,72460.msg741474.html#msg741474