Any Vine tenders here....

[VermontHunter]

Last summer I planted 6 Hybrid Concord gape vines,, luckly I only lost one over the winter... .. Now that they are established and flurishing,,, is there anything I can do to help them grow to thier potential ?? Right now they are about 3ft. tall, from the bare root I started them at...

My soil here is mostly windsor Lock Sand, with about 16" of topsoil... As you might of guessed it's a well drainning soil....

Any suggestions, or tips would be greatly appreciated...

I have already invested in a bird net...

[dogdoc]

not a viner but good luck. I wonder if you could spray them with the liquid Miracle Grow--I bet that would give them a nice boost.

[VermontHunter]

I didn't dare to Todd,, I couldn't find it on any of the plant lists they have....

But I honestly can't believe it would hurt them..... I may just try some on one plant and see what happens....

[wtnhunt]

Nope, not a viner either, but would make sure if you give it the miracle grow to make sure you keep the plant well watered. Hot as it gets here the miracle grow this time of year will burn most plants up in a hurry if they dont get enough water.

[Tominator]

I don't like grapes well enough to grow them. I found this site.

http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/...its/32/Grapes/

I was looking for some info on care for them, because I seem to remember they can be tempermental when it comes to fungal diseases like black spot.

[VermontHunter]

THANKS for the info and the link guy's... that should be helpful...

I heard about the Black Spot Fungus also Chris and will be paying close attention to that little detail...

I love grapes and so doe's the family,, and just thought they would make for some nice homemade preserves if I can get the vines to produce...