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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Digeroo on April 10, 2011, 21:05:42

Title: Grape survived the winter
Post by: Digeroo on April 10, 2011, 21:05:42
I bought a grape vine from Aldi last year but after the winter it was looking very sad indeed, everything above ground level is a crisp as a biscuit so I thought it had thrown in the towel.  But no it has sprouted from under the ground.  Nice strong little shoot too.
Title: Re: Grape survived the winter
Post by: saddad on April 10, 2011, 23:29:52
Mine is several years old and has only "broken" this week...
tough old things vines...  :)
Title: Re: Grape survived the winter
Post by: staris on April 10, 2011, 23:35:53
mine looked the same i was convinced it was dead so i bought another one and now it's started to grow  :)
Title: Re: Grape survived the winter
Post by: galina on April 11, 2011, 07:20:58
Quote from: saddad on April 10, 2011, 23:29:52
Mine is several years old and has only "broken" this week...
tough old things vines...  :)

My greenhouse grape has only just started with new green buds.  Outside all still looks dead.  Come May there will be definite signs of life.  Yes grapes are tough enough to survive cold winters.  Both European types (if grown from cuttings) and even more so American types (which is what they use as rootstock).
Title: Re: Grape survived the winter
Post by: budgiebreeder on April 11, 2011, 09:16:07
Whew glad i just read that,i was getting worried bout mine and was planning on getting a new one .Will give it a while longer and see 1st then tx