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OT: grapes and rasberries

16 years ago

I should probably post this in a different forum, but I like it here and feel comfortable asking you guys. I have very limited "dirt" space in which to plant things. Last year a friend of mine gave me a container with a rasberry plant and a container with a grape plant. Both grew throughout the summer in their containers. The grapes vined up over the fence.

My question is this.... when should I transplant them into the ground (since I haven't done so already) and with the grape vines do I leave them as they are or trim them or what? I don't even know if they will come back this next season or not.

Right now the ground is frozen and covered with snow, but if I could manage to save these two plants I would be extremely happy.

Stef

Comments (5)

  • 16 years ago

    I found it very helpful to google "when to prune grapes", tons of information there. I did mine in the fall but I don't think it's too late for you now. I am going to transplant my vine in the spring.

    Try google for info on the raspberries too.

    Mary

  • 16 years ago

    Depending on the kind of grape, there are very specific ways of pruning them throughout the first 2-3 years to encourage fruiting. Some need constant attention, others can be left to grow just snipping off the ends and runaway vines. You should google the variety you have, just to be sure you're doing it right.

    For Raspberries, they produce only on two year old canes. So don't prune anything if you want fruit next year. If the ground is not frozen, both can be planted now. If it is, mulch the containers and wait til spring.

  • 16 years ago

    Do you know if you have ever bearing red or black raspberry? Token is right about not pruning if you have black raspberries, but you can prune down the ever bearing reds to about 6in and get a fall harvest. I agree with Token, mulch them heavily and wait till spring.

    Luke

  • 16 years ago

    Stef, was the raspberry from her own plants? I'd ask if she knows which raspberry ...

    The large red raspberry (name lost) my ex neighbor moved along with them to three different states fruited heavily in July. They would remove the canes (cut to the ground) that had borne fruit when doing Fall cleanup and shorten the remaining canes to about 4'...it would be those shortened canes that provided fruit the next summer (biennial type).

    New neighbor had her mow and blow guy cut all berry plants left in the garden (home had changed hands again) down to about 6" last winter...all canes, those that had fruited and those that had not. No berries this year. If she'd only asked :( ...a mistake that cost her an easy 6 flats of berries.

  • 16 years ago

    Thanks for all the info. I will definately google the grapes, and trasnplant the rasberries in the spring. I asked my friend and she bought them at the beginning of summer from walmart and she said they are red rasberries and she thinks concord grapes. Hopefully by keeping them in the containers I did not kill them and they will fruit for me this coming season. Google, here I come!

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