Q: I have two different types of grapes in my yard. One has lots of grapes every year and the other only occasionally has a couple bunches of grapes. Of course the one that rarely produces is the ...
Learning how to grow your own grapes at home can be an exciting endeavor, but maximizing your yield and maintaining healthy plants depends heavily on when you prune. Grapes sit squarely on the list of ...
Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...
Prepare a raised seedbed of not more than three feet wide. Ensure the rows run from east to west or vis versa because this shields the plants from direct sunlight and windy rain. Apply NPK fertiliser ...
The fruit ripens in 70 to 80 days after pollination and drops off the vine once it is ripe. They are sweetest when the skin is slightly shriveled.Pruning the vinesThe vines grow rampant so a good ...
Q. I have a type of passion vine, and my friends would like cuttings. How best to do this? — F.S., Seabrook A. The passionflower vine (Passiflora spp.) produces exotic blooms in lavender, purple and ...