Show HN: Growing Wine Grapes in My Parents' Basement

Re:Show HN: Growing Wine Grapes in My Parents' Basement by jmheflin on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @07:09PM (#24645158)

Try to let the soil/media dry out between waterings. I use yellow sticky traps and neem oil for plants I am going to eat. For ornamentals, I use Marathon 1%, shake a bit on the soil every 2 weeks or so.

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Re:Show HN: Growing Wine Grapes in My Parents' Basement by jacobush on Friday October 02, 2020 @12:48PM (#24664472)

Theoretically, shouldn't it be possible to create growing conditions which are filtered, i.e. no pests can enter the growing area?

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Re:Show HN: Growing Wine Grapes in My Parents' Basement by jmheflin on Friday October 02, 2020 @12:58PM (#24664580)

Yes this is possible! Usually done with repurposed clean room pass thrus. It becomes harder to achieve as greenhouses get to 1+ acres in footprint.

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Re:Show HN: Growing Wine Grapes in My Parents' Basement by pvaldes on Friday October 02, 2020 @09:42PM (#24668805)

Using pesticides is incompatible with selling fruits that grow from a rooted stick IMO. There is not enough time to respect legal safety intervals.

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