Do I need to prune my 12 year old grape vine?
I have a 12 year old grape vine that shades the patio in my back yard. It has produced fruit for 11 years and then last year the grapes all turned black and fell off. I can see that it’s starting to...
View ArticleCreeping vines
I have a lovely vine coming over the fence from my neighbour’s property. Looks like grape leaf. It goes everywhere and I have been cutting it back so it won’t strangle my plants. Am I being overly...
View ArticleWilted melon vine
I’m in Toronto, good soil, sunny spot. A melon seed from composter soil sprouted and I have a long vine with many flowers and one pale green/dark green stripes, oval fruit, which is about 6″ long....
View ArticleIvy on walls
Hi, I’m a first time home buyer and we bought a house with ivy grown. Since we did not like it we took help of a gardner and got rid of the ivy. However, there are still dry ivy stuck to the wall and...
View ArticleClimbing Surfaces for Climbing Hydrangea
Hello There, I would like to know if a climbing Hydrangea would be able to grow up a wire mesh or chain-link fence for example. I am aware that they are root climbers that usually adhere to wood or...
View ArticleWisteria
I live in a small community just north of Montreal near the Ontario Border and I have a vigorously growing wisteria vine which started flowering this year. I am concerned whether the vine will do...
View ArticleWinter prune of wisteria
Stratford Ontario. When should I winter prune in this cold climate? Is April 1 too late? I have pruned in Sept. for the fall.
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Please identify this weed like vine..
Hi there, it would be greatly appreciated if someone could please ID this pervasive plant. Found in backyard, becomes very leafy, and the vine coils around any plant/tree that it comes near. Backyard...
View ArticleGrape Vines
Where can I buy grape vines in the Toronto area. I want to grow in my garden.
View ArticlePrivacy screen vines
I am erecting a privacy screen in my rear yard. Hopefully, the vine, rose, or other plant will be dense thereby eliminating openings. Secondly, it would be great if there was a noticeable flowering...
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Purple/black leaves fades to ugly
I grow purple potato plants every year and every year I have the same problem. When I first get them home from the nursery in spring, I grow them inside to protect them from the squirrels until the...
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Identifying wild grapes
Hello. I have noticed several vines bearing fruit on my walks in the Toronto ravines. I believe those are wild grapes but since I am not from the area originally, I want to make sure they are not...
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Brown Spots on Grapevine Trunk
This spring, I planted a grapevine in a large container on my terrace in Toronto, which faces west and gets full sun from about noon. (I don’t remember the exact variety of vine, but the grapes are...
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ID Assistance with Unusual Vining Shrub
When I went for a walk in my neighbourhood, I noticed an unusual fruiting vining shrub – well over 10 feet tall. If is still in full leaf even though it’s mid-Nov. What attracted my attention it’s...
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Rotting Wisteria Trunk
Hello there, I have a Japanese grafted wisteria, which is about 18 years old. It has always flowered gloriously. but now I have noticed a considerable amount of rot near the ground at the base. What...
View ArticleHOPS GROWING THEM IN ONTARIO
WHAT DO THE HOPS NEED TO GROW IN ONTARIO I NEED SOME HELP I WOULD LIKE TO GROW THEM I;AM A HOMEBREW AND I WOULD LIKE TO TRY WHAT VARITY COULD I GROW I KNOW THERE ARE VINES AND THEY CLIMBERS COULD A...
View ArticleVines
My daughter is getting married at the end of July and wants a large quantity of ivy-like greenery on the tables. I have been interested in planting vines along a long stretch of chain link fence and...
View ArticleCross breeding a poisonous and non poisonous plant
Hi there! I was wondering what would happen if I crossbred, for example, a cherry tomato plant with a nightshade plant etc. Would the outcome be a non poisonous plant or a poisonous plant? I’m quite...
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Transplanting a Clematis Virginiana
Hello. I live in Toronto. For years we have enjoyed a beautiful vine that has grown from my neighbor’s yard up an electrical pole and onto some wires across our yard. Though it does not sound great it...
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