After purchasing a vine from the garden centre or online stockist, keep it in its pot until it is time to plant it out. The ideal time to Plant Out the chocolate vine is in the spring, just before the growing season starts. Alternatively, in the autumn when the roots are shrinking. The soil is important, the vine loves, well-drained sandy loam soil.
The Vine thrives in full sun, and as it is a climber, it needs support. Think carefully where you are going to plant it.
Once you have decided on your position, prepare a fresh batch of Loam Soil, dig out 3 to 4 inches deeper than your potted vine, or more if you have poor soil quality. Loosely fill in the surplus with the new loam. Remove the vine from it pot, gently shake off the surplus soil, position the vine between 2 and 4 inches away from the support, fill in around the vine. Gentle but firm (if thats possible), push down with your foot, just enough to hold it in place without compacting down the roots. Top up loosely with the loam and water.
You can group 2 vines together, if required, for effect and it increases it chances of pollination.
If you are planting from seed, see our Propagation section below.