grape 'Noir Hâtif de Marseille'

Grow in a deep well-drained soil with a pH of, ideally between 6.5 and 7.0. Plant between late autumn and early spring. If container grown, plant in late spring when the threat of frost has passed. Vines can be trained as cordons or using the guyot system. Mulch with well-rotted farmyard manure in the first years after planting

Grape pruning and training is carried out in winter and midsummer. Pruning group 11 or pruning group 12 for formal training

Propagate by hardwood cuttings or grafting onto Phylloxera resistant rootstocks

May suffer from glasshouse red spider mite and brown scale; mealybugs are a problem under glass

May be affected by powdery mildew and grey mould