'Maréchal Foch' Outdoor Grape Vine
Make your own red wine
Grown by John
South Downs National Park
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The highlights
- More intense sweetness than table grapes
- Displays great resistance to fungal diseases
- Can be used to create various different wines
- Harvest from August to October
Description
- This wine grape is an underappreciated gem as far as we're concerned! Most commonly grown these days in the US, this intense red grape can be used to make a variety of different wines, from light-bodied reds all the way through to sweet, fortified dessert wines
- Grape vines offer your garden immense ornamental value, thanks to their attractive fruit bunches and lobed, serrated foliage
- Named after a famous French general who served in WW1, this grape vine is as tough as an old, grizzled veteran, and will survive the majority of British winters
- There are a number of ways you can grow your grape vine, including the rod-and-spur and guyot methods, depending on what you want and the space you have available to you
- This grape is technically what's known as a teinturier grape, which differs from other red wine grapes in that it has red flesh and juice, unlike red wine grapes, which despite their skins, actually still have white interior flesh and juice
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How To Grow
Excellent pest and disease resistance
This variety is known for being resistant to a number of different fungal diseases. It may still be susceptible to scale insects, but small populations can generally be tolerated.
Water well when establishing
Grape vines should be regularly watered throughout their first growing season in order to help them establish. It's particularly important that you keep container-grown vines (and those grown by the base of a wall) regularly watered.
Full sun
Plant your grape vine somewhere that it will receive at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day.
Any fertile, well-drained soil
Grape vines typically grow best in rich, fertile soil with ample drainage. If your soil is naturally on the heavier side, then consider amending with some organic matter (like well-rotted manure) to improve how it drains.
Feed every spring
Ground-grown grape vines benefit from a feed in the springtime with a fertilier that's high in potassium, whilst plants grown in containers should be fed with a more regular liquid feed throughout the growing season.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet John
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You simply can’t buy better fruit plants and here’s why. John grows them outdoors, just like his family has done since 1908, so they’re more than a match for the UK weather. John only has time for the top performing varieties, meaning that you can be assured of a successful (and blooming tasty) soft fruit crop.
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