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Is there a grape vine which I can grow outside - even up north? Anybody out there actually do this?

I'd like eating grapes rather than wine grapes please.

Thank you.

Pheonix white
Regent black

That's what I am planning to grow outdoors.. west yorkshire

I'm not as far north as you but I can recommend Phoenix. We get wine and plenty to eat, they're smallish but very sweet

Excellent. Thanks for the suggestions.

Can you recommend a supplier (internet/mail order)?

I'm growing Vitis brant black sweet grape but mainly for the jungley leafy look they are a nice sweet grape only I made the mistake of not pruning it back in the first year of growth and at the correct time which affects the crop apparently ::)

Shot B4 they went black.

You could try
http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/
or
DT Brown autumn catalogue
http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/acatalog/index.html

Thanks again gentlemen.

I got mine from my local nursery.

Outdoor white - Madeleine Angevine
Mid-Early. The most widely planted variety in the UK. Flowers late avoiding frost and quickly ripens. Originates in Switzerland, hence its hardiness. Suitable for dessert.

Good selection of outdoor grapes from Deacon's Godshill Nursery Isle of Wight
email deacons.nursery@btopenworld.com for a catalogue

http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/product.aspx?id=PHEONI