Outdoor Grape Variety - Dornfelder

Dornfelder (Vitis vinifera 'Dornfelder') is an excellent hardy red grape variety producing both a heavy yield of very juicy, edible grapes and stunning autumn leaf colour.  Best picked during September through to October.

Some information on grapevines:

There are perhaps some mis-conceptions about growing a grapevine?  Perhaps they are considered as something of a luxury?  Is it possible to grow them in a garden or greenhouse?  Is it possible to produce wine? 

In southern England and Wales it is possible to grow grapes outdoors, obviously, dependent on the situation, with a south-facing site preferable, alongside a sunny wall.  Indoor grape varieties are more capable of being grown across the United Kingdom.  We know of grapes being succesfully grown in a greenhouse in Aberdeenshire where there is a small-scale production of wine! 

Cultivation:

Vine varieties which grow indoors are generally planted into the soil outside of a greenhouse and the stem trained to grow inside, this made through a hole in the wall.  This type of cultivation is that most commonly chosen for vines which are grown in greenhouses with fllors of concrete. It is a pre-requisite to provide excellent ventilation for grapes grown under glass.  It is important to provide increasing levels of ventilation as the grapes ripen, thus reducing humidity.

A reliable and excellent quality sweetwater black grape, Black Hamburg produces large bunches of appealing grapes.

Select your own soft fruit collection:

Make your own soft fruit collection.  Choose any four different soft fruit bushes from our extensive range and we will send them to you for £49.95, which includes free mainalnd UK delivery.  Just let us know which soft fruit you require and the variety.

A soft fruit gift: 

We will include a message card included at no additional cost if required.