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24/12/2012 at 07:17
I have a well developed grape vine in my greenhouse I've never tended to one before it has lost all its leaves for the winter do I just leave it alone do I water it through the winter of feed it at all it is planted into the ground.If it is to be pruned when would I do it and how ?????
24/12/2012 at 08:07

How lucky you are - I've  not had a grapevine for years - I planted one last summer but I have a while to wait until it becomes established.  I'm deeply envious.

There are several different ways of training a grapevine, so you need to have a look at yours to see which way yours has been trained - then you'll know how to care for it.  That being said, if it's an indoor dessert grape it's likely to have been trained on the cordon system  http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=286  and this will give you plenty of advice.  If your vine is well established I'd scroll down to the Year Three Onwards section, and start with the December instructions, then back up to Year Three Onwards January etc. 

Good luck 

24/12/2012 at 16:10
Thank you Dove xxx
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