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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Grapes: Fall/Winter Prep 1st Year

Not quite.  Most of the American hybrid table grapes like good loam.  
-Lon Rombough
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Hello,

First, loam is pretty rich for grapes.  The best grapes in the world are grown in gravel or less.  Grapes are cultivated weeds, adn like all weeds will thrive in poor soil and little to no feeding.

Have you mulched at all?  These are in the ground, not potted?

Are they on a wire trellis, arbor, pergola?

Later,
Tom


Scott Williamson wrote:

Since this is my first year growing grapes (and other fruits for that matter) and my dad seems to never had luck wintering over a grape vine I was wondering if I could get some tips on how to prepare and winter over my grapes during their first year (and subsequent years for that matter).
I am in Central Indiana Zone 5b, unpredictable precipitation levels during the last 10 winters or so and have several other issues to worry about on a rural property.

Those are:

Deer – nothing out of the ordinary

Rabbits – about a million and they really like little trees even more than garden vegetables

Mice/Voles

A fair lack of protection from the wind for the site I placed my grapes on

Probably plenty of things I haven’t seen…

I only have three vines, concord, marquis, and reliance(?) all seedless which had varying grow rates this year, but all seemed to grow quite a lot.All look to be in good health right now.

Thanks in advance for any tips and advice you can give.

Scott

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