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Grape Vine Help Please

Hello Everyone

I hope im posting this in the right section, I'm a newbie to the Forum and as it happens a newbie to gardening, I have been on a waiting list for the past 6 years for an alotment and have finally got a lovely plot to work some magic on and i have also inherited a grape vine tho (see pictures) it seems to be covered in ants and this....

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Is this a problem? and what should I do?

Many thanks

Mrs_T

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Hi Mrs T and welcome image

    Those are scale insects which are sucking the sap from your vine.  Lots of info about them and what to do here https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=455

    I hope that's helpful

    Enjoy your allotment image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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