So as an experiment I am trying to grow a grape plant as a potted plant in my house. I read you could do this on line but there is not a lot of information out there. I had it outside for the summer and then transplanted it into a large pot in the fall and brought it indoors for the winter. It seemed quite happy for about a month and a half and then the leaves started to turn crispy at the tips and fall off. Even the small new leaves and vine tips are turning crispy. I have tried watering it more in case I was drying it out but it does not seem to get any better. I do have it in regular potting soil because I wanted more leaf and vine growth instead of roots. Could this be the problem? I do not see any bugs or anything as I have had problems with mites on my plants in the past. Any ideas or thoughts on the matter?
What variety of grape did you bring indoors? The common grape plants that are usually grown in North America are deciduous vines evolved to grow in a temperate climate with a winter dormant period. I don't know what happens if you take them out of that environment, but I wouldn't expect them to survive for long. Even if the plants do survive the warm winter period, the wouldn't produce any fruit due to insufficient winter chilling hours.
The description says it is just a Native Grape. I think it is a type of muscadine. Maybe I should chill it in the fridge? Should i try and use a different grape that is better suited to a warmer climate?
Muscadines need fewer chilling hours than vinifera or labrusca varieties, but actual requirements seem to be hard to find. Since temperate plants are usually sensitive to day length as well as chilling, I would leave the grape vines in a cool place, as suggested by Junglekeeper, until late March, when day length approaches 12 hours.
As dear Ron B suggests, i think leaves are developping a beautiful marked mildew . Reply from Bordeaux.
