'Dornfelder' Grape Vine
German grape with real heritage
Grown by Mike
Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
Plant in a 2L Pot
60-90cm inc. pot on arrival
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The highlights
- Notes of plum and black cherry
- Disease-resistant, reliable and productive
- Eat fresh from the vine or try wine-making!
- Harvest from September to October
Description
- With a heritage dating back to Germany in the mid-20th century, 'Dornfelder' is a much-loved (and highly-respected) grape, both for dessert purposes and wine-making.
- Its large bunches of delicious black grapes reliably appear in large numbers each year, boasting not only exceptional taste but also a strong resistance to common grape problems (like botrytis bunch rot).
- Ripening in the middle of autumn, this vine (which can be grown both outdoors and indoors) sports vibrant leaf colour towards the end of the year, dazzling with red and orange shades.
- Use your 'Dornfelder' grapes for a healthy, mid-morning snack, the basis for a scrumptious clafoutis, or if you're feeling adventurous, to try your hand at making homemade wine.
- Incredibly easy to grow, plant your grape vine in a sunny spot in well-drained soil, then complete the Mediterranean look by planting alongside citrus trees, lavender and other climbers (like fragrant star jasmine).
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How to grow
How to grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Can be affected by mildews, moulds, fruit flies and scale insects.
Water regularly throughout the growing season.
Grape vines are fairly drought-tolerant once established, but can suffer from powdery mildew if too dry at the roots. Water thoroughly in dry spring and summer weather to avoid this.
Full sun
Plant somewhere your grape vine will receive at least six hours of direct sunlight per day.
Any fertile, well-drained soil
Grape vines grow best in soil with good drainage. If drainage is poor, consider amending with some organic compost or well-rotted manure.
Feed in late winter
Apply a general purpose fertiliser in February, and then feed fortnightly with tomato feed (or something similar) from roughly a month into the growing season until the fruits start to ripen.
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Meet Mike
Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe
Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.
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