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Hi Gerry, My wife just gave me a Vitis Boskoop Glory grapevine, that she bought in Avoca. I have recently built a greenhouse, that has a very sunny aspect - someone suggested to grow the grapevine outdoors, but to possibly trail the vine into the greenhouse for a higher yield of grapes. Have you any suggestions on the best place to plant this type of grapevine, and is the greenhouse idea worth doing?
I purchased a Black Hamburgh grape this spring ,the root being outside my greenhouse,the main stem going vertical to the roof space and below two side shoots ,when trying to bend each of these sie shoots to my support wires in the greenhouse they both brocke off fomr the main stem leaving me with just the main stem wich now i have nipped the centre out as it is upto the roof of my green house,now it is sending small side chutes out from off the new growth and i just don't no what to do could you please HELP?
My Sweet 100 tomato plants are stunted and the leaves are dying. I have grown them for 10+ years with no problems.See photos. Thanks . I have looked at photos online but can't decide what is wrong.
I have three vines in my greenhouse and I get a lot of growth in the spring-summer. although I get a good crop of grapes should I cut back this green growth as I do with tomatoes. ie side shoots, to get a better crop?
I sowed patio-container type tomatoes, think they might be tumbling toms. I have them on my window sill and they are growing strongly. This weekend they have started to develop white spots on some leaves. I want to find out what this is and how to stop it. I haven't started feeding them yet, will start now. They are in quite a sunny spot.
I STARTED HARDENING OFF MY GARDENERS DELIGHT ON A SUNNY DAY BUT THE LEAVES TURNED WHITE AND PAPER THIN.MOST OF THEM DIED.WHAT HAPPENED? THE LEAVES WERE NOT WET BY THE WAY.
i have 3 grape vines i bought last year in pots they are about 6 ft tall and there are tiny bunces of grapes starting to grow. do i need to do anything they are in a large glass porch do they need to be planted in the ground i have a greenhouse i could plant them in but it is not heated. i dont know what the variety is
I would like to grow tomatoes in a polytunnel. What is the proper soil to use for this.?
I would like to invest in a polytunnel but am a bit worried that it might blow away (as happened to our trampoline along with its protective net, a few years ago). How can I minimise the chance of the polytunnel blowing away? What is the recommended orientation of a polytunnel, North-South, East-West ?I believe that our prevailing winds are from the South West. Thanks in advance for any advice you can pass on.
My tomatoe plants grew all right, but didn't produce any fruit. I think I confused trusses with leaves and cut off the wrong thing?
I cut back my abuliton today 18.02.09 not hard but removing a foot or two off a 10 foot plant and i would like to know if i can propogate these. I know that abuliton have a short life and i would like to keep it going.
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