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We spent today building a pergola at the plot.



We are planning to grow a grape vine up it. We will be putting some bracing up and it will have a lattice back to it.

We are in Manchester UK.

I have been having a bit of a "google" and Boskoop Glory keeps coming up as a reliable grape for UK growing. Anyone have experience of this?

The pergola is approx 6x7ft square. Would 2 grape vines give a reasonable crop? Or is 1 better for a pergola this size? I am thinking about the possibility of wine, but also like the idea of dessert grapes too.

I may be wrong but I think my grapevine from wilkos is one of these it was £4  I only got it last week, I'll check the next time I go to lottie./ shades x

I'd be more tempted to try "Regent" a seedy red, which works well for me in Derby, and "Lakemont" a seedless white. You will need to trim radically to keep two vines on that... mine has delusions of world domination...  :)

I've got a Boskoop Glory but it's in the greenhouse. I didn't realise they'd be OK outside but if that's your information then good luck!

http://simonsallotment.blogspot.com/search/label/Grapes

Quote from: saddad on April 14, 2009, 21:39:37
I'd be more tempted to try "Regent" a seedy red, which works well for me in Derby, and "Lakemont" a seedless white. You will need to trim radically to keep two vines on that... mine has delusions of world domination...  :)

can you eat either of these as dessert grapes?  :) Maybe I should just have the 1 grape vine?

Quote from: simon404 on April 14, 2009, 21:43:48
I've got a Boskoop Glory but it's in the greenhouse. I didn't realise they'd be OK outside but if that's your information then good luck!

http://simonsallotment.blogspot.com/search/label/Grapes

I jsut got that impression from reading around. Don't know if the info is correct  ;D

e.g. http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/feeling-fruity/boskoop-glory_185.html

Your grapes look great in the greenhouse. How do they taste?

They taste luverly!  :P

Both are good dessert grapes Sparkly but the Regent tends to produce too many bunches (smaller grapes) unless you are very severe with it and as it has seeds it's a bit of a faff...  ::)