Many thanks Tony, I've never been a garden person until I moved and now thanks to you my eyes have been opened so wide to what I have missed out on in 63 years of my life. Please keep on with your fabulous work. 😎 👍 😁
Fantastic information! thank you so very much for your time and effort and energy in providing all of this information to the your subscribers and the community. It is very much welcomed and appreciated. Big thanks from Texas.
Good morning!! What a timely video. Hubby and I are just planting grapes and setting everything up. Thanks so much for a wonderful video. Have a Blessed day.
Thank you Tony! 🍇 I got two grape vines I bought and I was afraid I lost one in our last frost but Noticed im getting new green leaves at the bottom! So im excited to get that going! Your vines look GREAT!
You have a different way of trellising your grapevines. How cool is that that you build side walls for your grapevines while the root part is at the other side. Amazing tips and ideas. I water my grapevines growing in the pots 2x a day. You are right it can give others a source of food too.
Wow super informative,just saw your video and subscribing now. I am from Texas and just started growing 3 grape vines this spring, they have each grown around 8 foot in length and started getting that wood 🪵. They started off from a single stick and 1 leaf on them. Hopefully this coming up summer can get a harvest, gardening is a journey and looking forward to it. Your videos have gotten me excited to try other things. Great videos look forward to your future content
Thanks so much I try to change the background so it keeps the viewers entertained more rather than one long video of me talking. I think that can get boring very quickly
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Great information, well articulated. This kind of knowledge is life changing for a gardener. Thanks.
Thanks Tony I have learned so much from you that I am now putting into practice on my own allotment. You inspired me to share my allotment on You Tube and I have been getting a great reaction from viewers so just wanted to say thank you. Malc. Allotments For Fun and Food.
Our father in law gave us 4 grape vine sticks a few years back, only 1 has survived, its about 1/2 a meter in length. Now watching your video I'm realizing it's because of the clay like soil. Great info Tony, we're excited to one day have him try our first harvest!
Thanks Tony. I pruned my grapevine just as you said to do. Boy Oh Boy it's doing great this year! The vine is loaded and blooming! I will be pruning them back as the grapes develop some and starting new vines from the trimmings. Thanks for all the good advice. Much Love
Thanks Tony, my garden is romping this year! We have gone crazy on bell peppers and tomatoes! Lol.😆 Also looking forward to trying my pink fur apple potatoes this autumn! Thanks to your potato video, I'm growing them in containers and potato sacks! Thanks for your fantastic videos my friend 👍😉
Thank you for all the tips you've shared. I really appreciate your explaining how the toxins accumulate in dogs over time and how dangerous that is. Thank you.
Hello Mr. Tony! I had a Muscadine Grape that I inherited with my home purchase. It made tasty jelly and probably good wine but not a good eating grape. I did plant a seedless red grape by the front fence but it died. Now I know why. Very very high clay content. I would love to try again but too many irons in the fire right now to give it attention. Thank you as always for the videos. They are extremely helpful.
Hi Tony; good presentation, thank you. I already have a grape vine that I'd planted about 35-years ago, which produces dark red / black seeded grapes for wine making & I make about 5 - 6 gallons of wine most years from it. Could you recommend some varieties of Desert Seedless grapes suitable for the UK climate though please. I've recently erected a medium sized greenhouse & wish to purchase some cuttings or rooted vines to grow sweet edible seedless grapes in there. Thanks, regards, JohnnyK.
We just planted several grape vines that do well for our zone. I will keep this video on my watch list because I will need to come back as we work on our grapes. I will tell you this, to me you are a wikipedia of gardening information. Ever consider writing a book?
PS: I've been so busy these past few weeks. I started watching the video and I had to stop to attend to unexpected things. But I kept the email new so that I can view it when I can really soak up the information. Thank you Tony.
Excellent information and wonderful vines. Thanks for all the information. I’m wondering if you have produced a video with information about pest management and control. I just started using beneficial nematodes to control the rootworm but is there a natural control for the beetle itself other than hand picking? I would be interested, as well as others I’m sure, about your solutions for pest management. Thank you.
Great video Tony, I'd love to start some grapes in my garden, you've talked me into it :). Do you recommend reliable sellers, or is it the usual internet lottery? You should set up a shop for your cutting & seeds etc. Keep up the great work.
Hi Tony, I hope your Grapes produced well for you this year in 2022. My Grape Vines have grown very well since I took your advice to plant a few varieties, thank you. My Vines already produced some small bunches [although not ready for eating yet]. Would you recommend removing these Grapes now the leaves are falling off for winter? Cheers.
Great Video Tony, 1 question, you mentioned that the Grape Vine you have is starting it's 4th year, how many years do they grow for and if/when do you start all over again with a new vine. Take Care and Stay Safe, Barry (Wirral, ENG)
Great video. I planted grapes last year and I have nothing from them so far. I may replant beside them and if I get nothing by the end of this year, cut them off and move on with the new plants.
@@simplifygardening I'm lucky to have found your channel, I am already learning a lot from your two videos. I have to watch more. I'm just a newbie youtube who loves gardening even in pots. Don't have much, but at least I have some. Thank you so much.
Great information! My vines are establishing well, but I am having trouble with insects eating the leaves, affecting the quality of the grapes. The main culprit on my vines are the Japanese Beetles. Do you have any tips on keeping them away? I would like to avoid toxic chemicals if possible because I plan to consume. Thanks!
Loved the Video Tony …. I noticed at 5 mins 50 secs in behind you were your tubs of Spuds. Why did you have what looks like Stock Fencing on top of them ?
Hey Tony, I got a grape vine from a nursery to start this year. It has one trunk about the thickness of two pencils but about a couple inches above that it splits into two trunks the thickness of a pencil. They both were trained straight upwards and both end about a foot an a half up. I know I am supposed to have one trunk so I am wondering if I should just not do any trimming or pruning of one of the two trunks or other shoots growing until it’s grown a while and I can choose the best one. Is that right? Should I just let it grow and not touch it until the end of this growing season or should I prune it up before then? Any help would be great. Love your videos, keep them coming!
Dont cut it. Take one of them as a leader train the other as a side branch to create structure. The one laid horizontally will slow its growth in diameter and the leader will take over
Hi Tony, could you add information regarding starting a vine from seed as I see things like “grow your own Prosecco kits” in the (uk) local garden centres all the time?
Excellent! I soo want to get a couple of grape vines, but don't have the place for them right now 😔 i suppose these could theoretically be growin in contianers on a smaller scale?
@@simplifygardening that's good to know But I heard someone say It's best to keep root outside the tunnel But mine is unheated So should be fine, all in Only draw back is that I have to put in pots As it's not my place
I've got muscadines and I'm trying to grow the main lead up to a trellis system. Do you recommend pinching off all the side growth as i start to see it until the main lead reaches the trellis system?
@@simplifygardening Ok. I wasn't sure, I've heard conflicting advice. Ison's nursery recommended leaving only the first leaf on each side shoot and pinch off the rest until you get it to reach up to the trellis and then pinch the tip to get 2 buds up top to spread them each direction on the trellis.
I just found your videos on grapes, wonderful 🙂👍 I heard you say grapes were toxic to dogs...what about chickens? Are grapes toxic to poultry? My chickens have been enjoying the grapes a couple years now. As far as I can tell, they're ok, but if it's a toxin that builds up, maybe I should prevent them from having anymore. Thank you so much for all your wonderful advice. 😃🐔🐓
Great info tony. I just bought a black desert grape. Im ammending the planting space at the moment. One question i have, i got basically some soil wrapped up, a stick and the end coated in wax as covered in one of your previous videos. Do i need to scrape the wax off or will the vine send a shoot out from lower down the cut.
Leave the wax on. Its there to prevent the graft drying out before the buds have chance to take off. They will push through that so dont worry about it
@@simplifygardening great thanks mate. I built a miniture version of curtis stones passive solar greenhouse so the frame work and inside conditions are perfect, toms and peppers last year were the best i have ever had since the temps dont fluctuate that much during day and night so im really looking forward to growing my own grapes, even if its 2 or 3 years till i get any. Keep up the good videos mate, followed you for long time, through all the ups and downs. Your knowledge amazes me everytime.
What if you want to grow grapes from seed? I bought some muscadines last summer, and saved the seeds. Can I just plant them in the ground, and try to grow them that way? Or is there a site that you recommend that has tips for growing them? Thanks for any advice that you might have.
Not in the ground, your better off using a pot and doing it that way, but your going to be much father behind with seed and you cant guarantee it didnt cross pollinate
I would like to know where to sign up for your Facebook group and anywhere else you would recommend. I live in Hawaii, just moved here three years ago from Utah. I secured five niabell cuttings, which is a Concord grape hybrid that has a shot of growing here. My plants are now a year old, only three seem to have survived. One is only about 12” long, with growth coming only from one spot about 7” up. Two are about two feet tall, with lots of leaves. One has two main branches, 12-15” tall. One has one branch about 18” y’all. Another cutting grew extensive roots but nothing at all is on it currently. I’m not seeing any sign of life. The cutting is woody and about 18” tall.
I was working on a theory of using clay soils back then, as due to the makeup of the soil a higher PH can be used but I found that grapes did much better in a more acidic soil. I run many tests in my garden and sometimes like to challenge the recommended advice, Some are succesful others not so much. As you can see this is sucessful from my grapes
Hi thank you for your quick reply this year is the first year it has produced quite a lot of grapes one is red Suffolk eating grape and the other not sure variety but l got is from B and Q it did have a knife and fork symbol on it and l asked a sales assistant he told me it was eating grape. Do they need feeding tomorite ? many thanks again.
@@jayambermsp8000 no they don’t do a soil ph test because this can affect the taste of it is wrong. The only other thing is if your harvesting before ripe but also the poor weather could also play a part but if they have been bitter for a few years it won’t be that
have you ever consideret that by using plastic containers, that are filled with chemical polution that it will have an affect on the organic vegestables. Very important to check that they have the symbol that shows that it can be used for food growing. Just a good adwice :-)
All my containers are food grade. but also I think people who worry about that also need to consider where they buy compost and seed starts from as all this comes in plastic bags too. I have some tests done and found no leeching on anything
I have a vine growing in a crack on the ground in front of my house...which I didn't plant. Left on my doorstep by a bird! I thought I'd take a cutting this coming fall and plant it elsewhere.
Haha dont spare the viewers feeling regarding his grape vine and pot combo Tony, pot shame his vine abusing ass 🤣🤣 excellent video and info as always I may well give this ago to train along my fence/shed/trellis. I've been conditioning a plot for some blueberries so i may extend it to give it the space seeing as I've got the compost, grit and conditioner already.
Thanks for the tips! I find your videos to be extremely informative and helpful. I got an allotment 3 weeks ago now that has a grape vine, raspberries, strawberries, and an apple tree. Is there anyway to know what type of grapes are growing prior to it fruiting by chance?
In many european countries, where grapes are commercially grown, it is illegal to plant out cuttings from vines, they must be grafted on a Phylloxera resistant rootstock, in germany where i live, the fine can go into the thousands, until 1968 you could even go to jail for it, if you caused an Phylloxera outbreak for example, i belive, similar laws are in place in france, the swiss and most likely many mediterranean countries.
I'll be coming back to this more than once to help me with the grapes, thanks for posting this Tony!
Any time! Hows the vine looking now?
Many thanks Tony, I've never been a garden person until I moved and now thanks to you my eyes have been opened so wide to what I have missed out on in 63 years of my life.
Please keep on with your fabulous work. 😎 👍 😁
Wonderful to hear you found it now John. Its never to late my friend.
Fantastic information! thank you so very much for your time and effort and energy in providing all of this information to the your subscribers and the community.
It is very much welcomed and appreciated.
Big thanks from Texas.
Thanks. Glad its of value to you
I truly appreciate all of the information!! I wish I found you sooner! I appreciate how thorough and detailed you are. Thank you!
Thank you Jennifer I am glad your enjoying the videos
Adding this as a reference for my grape growing, thank you!
This is a masterclass, thank you very much Tony.
Glad you enjoyed it pal. hope your staying safe
Good morning!! What a timely video. Hubby and I are just planting grapes and setting everything up. Thanks so much for a wonderful video. Have a Blessed day.
You are so welcome! Good luck to you both with your grapes this year.
Thank you Tony! 🍇 I got two grape vines I bought and I was afraid I lost one in our last frost but Noticed im getting new green leaves at the bottom! So im excited to get that going! Your vines look GREAT!
So nice of you Rebecca. They can look like they have given up when dormant. always wait before thinking they are dead though
You have a different way of trellising your grapevines. How cool is that that you build side walls for your grapevines while the root part is at the other side. Amazing tips and ideas. I water my grapevines growing in the pots 2x a day. You are right it can give others a source of food too.
I love it! I am glad you share your produce with friends and families. Good on you :)
Wow super informative,just saw your video and subscribing now. I am from Texas and just started growing 3 grape vines this spring, they have each grown around 8 foot in length and started getting that wood 🪵. They started off from a single stick and 1 leaf on them. Hopefully this coming up summer can get a harvest, gardening is a journey and looking forward to it. Your videos have gotten me excited to try other things. Great videos look forward to your future content
So nice of you, glad you have found them useful. Welcome to the channel
Thanks Tony. Never had much success with grapes but think i may try again.
Def give them a go Kenneth i have a few videos now which should help you succeed
cracking video well done tony
Cheers pal :)
Hello Tony, your garden is really something. I like how you changes location so that we can also see your other plants you have there.
Thanks so much I try to change the background so it keeps the viewers entertained more rather than one long video of me talking. I think that can get boring very quickly
Great information, well articulated. This kind of knowledge is life changing for a gardener. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed the video tomas
I don’t have a grape vine nor room for one, but I find your videos so informative and clear. Thanks you.
Thanks Debra. Shame you dont have room tho
Thanks Tony I have learned so much from you that I am now putting into practice on my own allotment. You inspired me to share my allotment on You Tube and I have been getting a great reaction from viewers so just wanted to say thank you. Malc. Allotments For Fun and Food.
Wonderful Malcolm. Im already subbed to you and your doing a great job. good on you for passing on your experiences and knowledge. :)
Our father in law gave us 4 grape vine sticks a few years back, only 1 has survived, its about 1/2 a meter in length.
Now watching your video I'm realizing it's because of the clay like soil. Great info Tony, we're excited to one day have him try our first harvest!
Oh Suzy get the soil amended and you will soon be getting great harvests
Thanks Tony. I pruned my grapevine just as you said to do. Boy Oh Boy it's doing great this year! The vine is loaded and blooming! I will be pruning them back as the grapes develop some and starting new vines from the trimmings. Thanks for all the good advice. Much Love
Excellent! Sound like your sorted with that Jan. Lots of grapes this year for you
Excellent information! We are looking at growing some grapes but had no clue where to start! Thanks for sharing your experience
Glad it was helpful now your placed to grow your own :)
Thanks Tony, my garden is romping this year!
We have gone crazy on bell peppers and tomatoes! Lol.😆
Also looking forward to trying my pink fur apple potatoes this autumn! Thanks to your potato video, I'm growing them in containers and potato sacks!
Thanks for your fantastic videos my friend 👍😉
Im glad you get value from my videos
I would love to get sme grapes in, not just for fruit, but for shade and for leaves to stuff. Great info today, thanks.
So nice of you Mandy. Yeah they are a great fruit to have for lots of reasons
I just planted my first vine this year. I hope it grows well.
Follow these tips and it will do well
Thank you for all the tips you've shared. I really appreciate your explaining how the toxins accumulate in dogs over time and how dangerous that is. Thank you.
If it protects one dog it was worth adding to the content :)
Top knowledge and as always great advice. Thank Tony.
Cheers Ed
Epic video once again Tony! Lakemont seedless all the way!
Lakemont is what I have too a great variety Ben
@@simplifygardening Certainly is! Dan Tony! Dan!
@@homegardens7682 Shit sorry Dan I meant Dan I was talking to ben on FB at the same time as answering comments lol
@@simplifygardening lol! The amount of comments you reply to you have the right to get some wrong! I get called allsorts on my channel anyway! 😅😅
Hello Mr. Tony! I had a Muscadine Grape that I inherited with my home purchase. It made tasty jelly and probably good wine but not a good eating grape. I did plant a seedless red grape by the front fence but it died. Now I know why. Very very high clay content. I would love to try again but too many irons in the fire right now to give it attention. Thank you as always for the videos. They are extremely helpful.
Ann there maybe time next year but get it put in the ground and then let it romp, you can trelis it later like i did with the one outside
Hi Tony; good presentation, thank you.
I already have a grape vine that I'd planted about 35-years ago, which produces dark red / black seeded grapes for wine making & I make about 5 - 6 gallons of wine most years from it.
Could you recommend some varieties of Desert Seedless grapes suitable for the UK climate though please. I've recently erected a medium sized greenhouse & wish to purchase some cuttings or rooted vines to grow sweet edible seedless grapes in there.
Thanks, regards, JohnnyK.
Awesome Johnny. Concord, Lake vermont and sweet jubile and valiant are all good varieties
We just planted several grape vines that do well for our zone. I will keep this video on my watch list because I will need to come back as we work on our grapes. I will tell you this, to me you are a wikipedia of gardening information. Ever consider writing a book?
PS: I've been so busy these past few weeks. I started watching the video and I had to stop to attend to unexpected things. But I kept the email new so that I can view it when I can really soak up the information. Thank you Tony.
Excellent Chelin
Your welcome mate
Excellent information and wonderful vines. Thanks for all the information. I’m wondering if you have produced a video with information about pest management and control. I just started using beneficial nematodes to control the rootworm but is there a natural control for the beetle itself other than hand picking? I would be interested, as well as others I’m sure, about your solutions for pest management. Thank you.
Sorry for the late reply. I have been unwell. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I grow grapes with loads to harvest in Alberta Canada where we get as low as -40 .Had no problems at all just have to choose proper one for the zone❤️
Your exactly right
Thanks so much Tony, Great instruction.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video Tony, I'd love to start some grapes in my garden, you've talked me into it :).
Do you recommend reliable sellers, or is it the usual internet lottery?
You should set up a shop for your cutting & seeds etc. Keep up the great work.
Go for it!
Hi Tony, I hope your Grapes produced well for you this year in 2022. My Grape Vines have grown very well since I took your advice to plant a few varieties, thank you.
My Vines already produced some small bunches [although not ready for eating yet]. Would you recommend removing these Grapes now the leaves are falling off for winter? Cheers.
Great information Tony on grape vines love grapes
Cheer Paul. It is paul right?
Very interesting and enjoyable, Tony ..... is that a corona haircut you've been getting !!
Yes it is lol, was fed up of having hair it would take half an hour to tame in the mornings
Great Video Tony, 1 question, you mentioned that the Grape Vine you have is starting it's 4th year, how many years do they grow for and if/when do you start all over again with a new vine.
Take Care and Stay Safe,
Barry (Wirral, ENG)
My grandfather had one for 43 years before he gave up his garden. as far as I am aware its still there. I think these vines may outlast me
Being a knitter I often admire your jumper 😀
😁 thank you
Great video. I planted grapes last year and I have nothing from them so far. I may replant beside them and if I get nothing by the end of this year, cut them off and move on with the new plants.
So nice of youWhen you say nothing. do you mean grapes or leaves and shoots?
Big thumbs-up 👍 New fan here.
Thanks for coming Welcome to the channel, Its great to have you here
@@simplifygardening I'm lucky to have found your channel, I am already learning a lot from your two videos. I have to watch more. I'm just a newbie youtube who loves gardening even in pots. Don't have much, but at least I have some. Thank you so much.
Great information! My vines are establishing well, but I am having trouble with insects eating the leaves, affecting the quality of the grapes. The main culprit on my vines are the Japanese Beetles. Do you have any tips on keeping them away? I would like to avoid toxic chemicals if possible because I plan to consume. Thanks!
Oh no! I havent dealt with them but I will do some research for you
7:48 what are those big sack bricks?
They are rape seed straw I use it for mulching and it comes from the local farm shop
Been sharing my grapes with my dog since he was a pup he’s 12 years old now and still eating grapes with me
Hi Tony, great video! I do not have a lot of yard space. Can grape vine survive in a pot only or do they have to grow in the ground?
They need the ground, but even if you have a patio and remove just one slab its enough to plant a vine
Loved the Video Tony …. I noticed at 5 mins 50 secs in behind you were your tubs of Spuds. Why did you have what looks like Stock Fencing on top of them ?
Alan check out my watering container potato video from last week . It explains it all in detail. This will be raised though to support the top growth
Hey Tony, I got a grape vine from a nursery to start this year. It has one trunk about the thickness of two pencils but about a couple inches above that it splits into two trunks the thickness of a pencil. They both were trained straight upwards and both end about a foot an a half up. I know I am supposed to have one trunk so I am wondering if I should just not do any trimming or pruning of one of the two trunks or other shoots growing until it’s grown a while and I can choose the best one. Is that right? Should I just let it grow and not touch it until the end of this growing season or should I prune it up before then? Any help would be great. Love your videos, keep them coming!
Dont cut it. Take one of them as a leader train the other as a side branch to create structure. The one laid horizontally will slow its growth in diameter and the leader will take over
Hi Tony, could you add information regarding starting a vine from seed as I see things like “grow your own Prosecco kits” in the (uk) local garden centres all the time?
Andrew the seed takes so long to grow that it would be 4 or 5 years before your first harvest. But i willlook into it for you
Simplify Gardening thanks much appreciated
Excellent! I soo want to get a couple of grape vines, but don't have the place for them right now 😔 i suppose these could theoretically be growin in contianers on a smaller scale?
Yes they can like I said the one from outside was in a container, but a small area of soil and a wall is ideal
I got some really nice purple grapes this here, right here in the UK
Only thing is we had excess rain, and some split
Yes the rain here in the UK has been bad this year
@@simplifygardening so unreliable here, indeed
Planning to put in polytunnel next year
Hopefully that helps
@@AAHomeGardening Well mine in the tunnel go nuts
@@simplifygardening that's good to know
But I heard someone say
It's best to keep root outside the tunnel
But mine is unheated
So should be fine, all in
Only draw back is that I have to put in pots
As it's not my place
I've got muscadines and I'm trying to grow the main lead up to a trellis system. Do you recommend pinching off all the side growth as i start to see it until the main lead reaches the trellis system?
no allow it to push the side growth for the structure it helps drive the plant
@@simplifygardening Ok. I wasn't sure, I've heard conflicting advice. Ison's nursery recommended leaving only the first leaf on each side shoot and pinch off the rest until you get it to reach up to the trellis and then pinch the tip to get 2 buds up top to spread them each direction on the trellis.
I just found your videos on grapes, wonderful 🙂👍
I heard you say grapes were toxic to dogs...what about chickens? Are grapes toxic to poultry? My chickens have been enjoying the grapes a couple years now. As far as I can tell, they're ok, but if it's a toxin that builds up, maybe I should prevent them from having anymore.
Thank you so much for all your wonderful advice. 😃🐔🐓
No poultry is fine
@@simplifygardening Thank you 😃👍
Great info tony. I just bought a black desert grape. Im ammending the planting space at the moment. One question i have, i got basically some soil wrapped up, a stick and the end coated in wax as covered in one of your previous videos. Do i need to scrape the wax off or will the vine send a shoot out from lower down the cut.
Leave the wax on. Its there to prevent the graft drying out before the buds have chance to take off. They will push through that so dont worry about it
@@simplifygardening great thanks mate. I built a miniture version of curtis stones passive solar greenhouse so the frame work and inside conditions are perfect, toms and peppers last year were the best i have ever had since the temps dont fluctuate that much during day and night so im really looking forward to growing my own grapes, even if its 2 or 3 years till i get any. Keep up the good videos mate, followed you for long time, through all the ups and downs. Your knowledge amazes me everytime.
What if you want to grow grapes from seed? I bought some muscadines last summer, and saved the seeds. Can I just plant them in the ground, and try to grow them that way? Or is there a site that you recommend that has tips for growing them? Thanks for any advice that you might have.
Not in the ground, your better off using a pot and doing it that way, but your going to be much father behind with seed and you cant guarantee it didnt cross pollinate
I would like to know where to sign up for your Facebook group and anywhere else you would recommend. I live in Hawaii, just moved here three years ago from Utah. I secured five niabell cuttings, which is a Concord grape hybrid that has a shot of growing here. My plants are now a year old, only three seem to have survived. One is only about 12” long, with growth coming only from one spot about 7” up. Two are about two feet tall, with lots of leaves. One has two main branches, 12-15” tall. One has one branch about 18” y’all. Another cutting grew extensive roots but nothing at all is on it currently. I’m not seeing any sign of life. The cutting is woody and about 18” tall.
seach simplify gardening on FB or any other soicial platform or even go right to our website. simplifygardening.com
How do u fertilize your vines?
My vines are planted outside so just feed with a seaweed or kelp feed a few times a year
@@simplifygardening a liquid fertilizer? Cheers mate 👍
Yes liquid fertilizer
Kimi was thinking I sometimes plant some seeds I get out of the vegetables from the store I was thinking how about carrots?
Plant the carrot tops that still have greenery on and they will grow and go to seed if you want to do that.
@@simplifygardeningok that's what I was thinking of doing thanks
wow thats cool Tony.... :)
Glad you enjoyed it
In this video you say that grapes prefer acidic soil around 5.5. In the video posted in may 2019 you say above ph 7 which is alkaline. Confusing??
I was working on a theory of using clay soils back then, as due to the makeup of the soil a higher PH can be used but I found that grapes did much better in a more acidic soil. I run many tests in my garden and sometimes like to challenge the recommended advice, Some are succesful others not so much. As you can see this is sucessful from my grapes
Hi Tony my grapes are sour when l harvest them what am l doing wrong ?
Have they ever been sweet? What variety do you have? Are you sure it’s a desert variety and not a wine variety?
Hi thank you for your quick reply this year is the first year it has produced quite a lot of grapes one is red Suffolk eating grape and the other not sure variety but l got is from B and Q it did have a knife and fork symbol on it and l asked a sales assistant he told me it was eating grape. Do they need feeding tomorite ? many thanks again.
@@jayambermsp8000 no they don’t do a soil ph test because this can affect the taste of it is wrong. The only other thing is if your harvesting before ripe but also the poor weather could also play a part but if they have been bitter for a few years it won’t be that
have you ever consideret that by using plastic containers, that are filled with chemical polution that it will have an affect on the organic vegestables. Very important to check that they have the symbol that shows that it can be used for food growing. Just a good adwice :-)
All my containers are food grade. but also I think people who worry about that also need to consider where they buy compost and seed starts from as all this comes in plastic bags too. I have some tests done and found no leeching on anything
I have a vine growing in a crack on the ground in front of my house...which I didn't plant. Left on my doorstep by a bird! I thought I'd take a cutting this coming fall and plant it elsewhere.
That is awesome! be agreat way to keep it as it has an awesome story to go with it
My goal with gardening is buy one and propagate, propagate, propagate!
I produce around 30 plants each year and give them to others
Haha dont spare the viewers feeling regarding his grape vine and pot combo Tony, pot shame his vine abusing ass 🤣🤣 excellent video and info as always I may well give this ago to train along my fence/shed/trellis. I've been conditioning a plot for some blueberries so i may extend it to give it the space seeing as I've got the compost, grit and conditioner already.
Its ok. Hes been with me since day one and ive spent many times with him so he knows what I am like :)
Haha I could tell it was in good nature. Have a good weekend bud.
Thanks for the tips! I find your videos to be extremely informative and helpful. I got an allotment 3 weeks ago now that has a grape vine, raspberries, strawberries, and an apple tree. Is there anyway to know what type of grapes are growing prior to it fruiting by chance?
Not really i suspect they will be a desert grape but time will tell when u taste them. Wine grapes will be quite bitter
@@simplifygardening thanks for answering! I really appreciate it. We shall see!!
In many european countries, where grapes are commercially grown, it is illegal to plant out cuttings from vines, they must be grafted on a Phylloxera resistant rootstock, in germany where i live, the fine can go into the thousands, until 1968 you could even go to jail for it, if you caused an Phylloxera outbreak for example, i belive, similar laws are in place in france, the swiss and most likely many mediterranean countries.
We are lucky we dont have those restrictions here
you need a haircut!
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I was thinking that lol