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Grape Vine - Flame Seedless
Vitis vinifera 'Flame Seedless'
R380.00
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Very Popular Early-Ripening Red Table Grape!
- One of the earliest table grapes to ripen — enjoy home-grown seedless grapes from late November.
Flame Seedless is a very popular red seedless table variety developed in California, USA in 1973. Small, round berries with attractive light red skin.
Self-fertile. Prune hard every winter for best results.
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Flame Seedless Grape Vine for Sale
Flame Seedless is a very popular red seedless table variety developed in California, USA in 1973. Small, round berries with attractive light red skin. The flesh has a firm, crisp texture and is very tasty, sweet and juicy. The skin is of medium thickness. Seedless.
Ripens from late November to early December — one of the earliest-ripening table grapes.
Shows good vigour with very good production. A very popular and widely grown table variety. Also popular for making raisins and juicing. Early ripening makes it excellent for the home garden.
Table grapes are one of the most rewarding things you can grow at home. The ability to walk into your own garden and pick a handful of sweet, perfectly ripe grapes off the vine is a pleasure that no supermarket purchase can match. A well-established vine on a pergola or trellis also provides beautiful dappled summer shade, turning bare leaves to brilliant gold or red in autumn before going dormant for winter.
All grapevines benefit enormously from a hard annual winter prune. Do not be afraid to cut back hard — the vine will come back vigorously and the fruit quality will be far better for it.
Appearance
Small, round berries with attractive light red skin. The flesh has a firm, crisp texture and is very tasty, sweet and juicy. The skin is of medium thickness. Seedless.
Harvest Time
Ripens from late November to early December — one of the earliest-ripening table grapes.
Year to Bear
Grafted vines can produce a small crop in the second year after planting. Full productive cropping typically begins from year 3 onwards. Vines improve in quality and yield as they mature.
Growth Rate
Shows good vigour with very good production. A very popular and widely grown table variety. Also popular for making raisins and juicing. Early ripening makes it excellent for the home garden. Height and spread dependent on pruning practices — typically trained to approximately 3m on a trellis or pergola.
Container Friendly?
Grapevines can be grown in large containers but require a sturdy trellis or support and regular hard pruning to remain manageable. Feed regularly as container nutrients deplete quickly.
Watering
Water consistently during the growing season. Reduce irrigation as berries ripen to concentrate sugars. Drought-tolerant once well-established.
Temperature
Deciduous and frost-hardy once established. Table grapes do best in areas with cold winters for proper dormancy and hot, dry summers for good fruit ripening and flavour development.
Chilling
Moderate chilling requirement. Deciduous vines that need cold winters for good dormancy and reliable fruiting the following season.
Pollination Info
Grapevines are self-fertile. A single vine will produce full bunches without needing a pollinating partner.
Planting & Care Guide
Plant in very well-drained soil in full sun. Grapes do not tolerate waterlogged conditions and will decline rapidly in wet, poorly drained soil. Sandy to sandy-loam soils with good structure are ideal.
Install a sturdy trellis, wire support or pergola before planting. Grapes are vigorous climbers and need solid support from the beginning.
Feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring as new growth emerges. A second application after berry set improves bunch development. Do not over-fertilise with nitrogen as this promotes excessive foliage at the expense of fruit.
Water consistently during the growing season, reducing as the fruit ripens to concentrate flavour and prevent berry splitting. Winter irrigation can be stopped almost entirely once the vine is dormant.
Prune hard in winter (July–August) every year. Hard winter pruning is the single most important maintenance task for grapes — it controls vigour, improves fruit quality and keeps the vine productive for decades.
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