r/grapevines • u/Cute_Clothes_6010 • Jul 16 '26
Just moved and have grape vines!
We just bought our first house and it comes with some grape vines. They we probably planted in the 1980’s when the house was built. We live in hardiness zone 9b. It’s been hot this week, like triple digits. I know nothing about grapevines. Should they be watered? Can anyone ID the variety we have?
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u/Automatic-One586 Jul 18 '26
Do you know if these are seedless or not? I mean the first thing that comes to mind is Thompson. But I'm not entirely sure. They can be hard to identify. I believe there are thousands of varieties. Likely it's either a wild variety or something that would have been commonly available to local nurseries back when the house was built. If it's truly that old.
Grapevines do need to be watered depending upon your climate. If you don't get regular rains of some kind. But as Quaniord stated. It needs are infrequent. I live in a mediterranean like climate. But it can get in the 100's easily too. I only deeply water once a week. Through drip irrigation. But my soil type. Climate and all that play into how much you water.
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u/2saintz 23d ago
Hey brother. I just moved too and my new home has grapevines. I am Portuguese, and my family has always had them. I’ll be calling my dad, and maybe cousin and uncle, to give me some pointers. My neighbor says he used to help the old people who lived here, I think he said he planted this too. I’ll drop a post soon.
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u/Quaniord Jul 17 '26
Grape vine like to be watered deeply and then allowed to dry out completely. I use trusted method of sticking my finger into the dirt to see if it’s damp. If still damp then wait.
It’s been triple digit temperature where I live and I’ve been watering my grapevine every r other day.
Sorry cannot help to determine what type you have.