Edible Vine is looking sorry for itself

We planted Vinny our grape vine in early summer and it's done remarkably well for itself in just a short space of time.

I'm gutted to find the the leaves at the centre and radiating out are now yellowed and shrivelled and the outer stem is becoming blotchy. I wondered if it's either the cold weather or some blight, and what I can do to save Vinny ?

 

Looks pretty normal to me. Its what happens in autumn.

 

My lack of green fingers is telling ! Many thanks taking the time to reply.

 

Hi smallangryboy,

 

Hi there

 

Hi there, I am not an expert on vines, but to me something is definitely wrong with that vine.

 

Hi, smallangryboy, and welcome to GC. Why are you angry?

mira, honestly ... you of all people should know grape vines lose their leaves in the winter. Slap hands!

In saying that, after the attack of the green rubber monsters on t'other half's vine, it's produced new leaves ... :eek:

 

Why me of all people? And anyway, yes, of course I suppose that like most plants the vine looses its leaves, but even then I thought that I didn't like the look of it

 

Well it looks just like the grape vine i used to look after in the school greenhouse. I would not worry about it over winter.

 

smallangryboy: I think that your vine has a little Phomopsis viticola, which you can treat with fungicides now and a few times over the winter.
Better to cover the fence whilst you spray, otherwise you might stain it. Good luck !!

 

I don't think it has Phomopsis those are patches on the leaves not definite spots as Phomosis shows I agree with Geoff its normal autumn behaviour.

 

ok ok I am out...But of course I would be very curious to know what happens to the vine...

 

Many thanks for all your kind advice ! I'm not particularly adept at gardening which is why when Vinny took root I bonded with the little guy, and obviously don't want any harm to come to him !

Lady of Leisure

I'm neither small nor angry, some irony eh ?

 

Good morning all.

There seem to be two schools of thought here regarding grape vines. The vineyards tend to cut the vines back to about one metre when the leaves have died. People growing them over carports, pergolas and fences tend to let them ramble as and where they choose only trimming dead ends and unwanted shoots off.

We only got our this Spring, a Cardinal, so it did not fruit. I believe t'other half plans to let it ramble. I'm finally getting him into gardening ... he has to look after the grapevine, his lime tree and his bamboo himself, but I have to oversee as he is neglectful of them. :rolleyes:

mira, I would think Italy grows more grapes than Portugal.

 

Italy is the biggest wine producer in the world (in terms of volume) LoL.