Types of Grapes

[the big lebowski]

Are you growing it indoors or in a very sheltered, sunny spot or relying on global warming? It isn't one of the varieties recommended for the UK because of the long period required for ripening. But good luck to you Cabernet is my favourite tipple.

David

no its outdoors ,on wires and i gave it a good mulch but appart from training it on the wires its going to be left to do its own thing , when i bought it i looked at out door types and was sure it was an out door type .i`ll have to double check

[Deltawhiskey]

no its outdoors ,on wires and i gave it a good mulch but appart from training it on the wires its going to be left to do its own thing , when i bought it i looked at out door types and was sure it was an out door type .i`ll have to double check

Hi Lebowski,
It is definitely an outdoor grape and you may in a good year ripen some grapes if it is in a good sunshine area. Better red varieties for the UK for wine would be Rondo or Regent. Make sure you do not leave too many bunches on the vine to give it a better chance to ripen some. Do talk to often, it preferably in French or with a French accent. ��

David

[Nubber]

@Jayell I have a question regarding your chardonnay, what does it actually look like ? the leaves I mean, because I bought a lemon tree and a chardonnay grape plant a few years ago, and planted them in the garden and a family member decided they wanted to try out "gardening" and came, moved my plants from the back and binned one of them, now I have a thick plant with loads of tiny leaves, no scent, no flowering, nothing so I have no idea,

[Jay-ell]

@Jayell I have a question regarding your chardonnay, what does it actually look like ? the leaves I mean, because I bought a lemon tree and a chardonnay grape plant a few years ago, and planted them in the garden and a family member decided they wanted to try out "gardening" and came, moved my plants from the back and binned one of them, now I have a thick plant with loads of tiny leaves, no scent, no flowering, nothing so I have no idea,

If it's a grape it should have produced long vines that can't support themselves but are able to cling to and climb over other plants, fences, trees, etc. A lemon tree might not survive winter outdoors in the UK

Chardonnay leaves look like other grape leaves - palmate (shaped a bit like a hand) with the back lobes forming a semicircle round the petiole


A lemon tree would have pinnate leaves (shaped a bit like a spear tip)