Vitis vinifera in container
- To: Medit-plants
- Subject: Vitis vinifera in container
- From: i*@cgac.es
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:11:46 +0100
Last year I adopted an idea I once saw in a BBC gardening TV programme
with some success - Plant containers for large bushes or trees made out
of oil drums cut in half. You cut the oil drum halfway down, drill
drainage holes in the bottom and paint it. The sharp and ugly rim is
sheathed with a lenght of thin garden hose split down the side. The end
result, given appropiate choice of colours is very pleasing. The inside
of the oil drum must be degreased if it has actually contained oil. I
found some that had been used for epoxy resin which I believe is fairly
inert once dry.
The resulting containers are cheap and large. And unmovable. I keep the
upper fifth or so full of leaf mulch to protect against excesive
traspiration. I'm sure they would be great for grape vines.
> > I'm preparing my cousin's terrace on his penthouse and he would
> >like to set in pot some climbers, among which a plant of Vitis vinifera
> >to create a wide shaded zone. I would like to please him, even if I've
> >never actually seen such a plant (which thrives in our region by the
> >way)in pot.
> > My question is, which should be the least dimension of the final pot,
