Who's Growing Grapes?
 

I have 2 Varieties, but the Thompson Seedless are developing bunches of grapes in their 2nd yr.. I like that.. :^)

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I grow them...Concord however; the coon's here in Lizard Creek seem to get them just about when they are near ripe:{

So this year I feel I'm going to have a win/win situation coon gumbo and some grapes lol

Here's the recipe I use:}


Cappy & Pegody's World: Smoked Coon Gumbo

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I have them also. Just put them in last year. I have one called Blue Berry, and one called Crimson.

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I've been growing Purple Muscadine and another variety on a trellis. It's also a purple seeded grape, but I lost the tag a couple years ago and can't remember what kind it is. I did make some grape juice from it last year. I'm also trying to propagate both now.

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I have grown a number of varieties in California. I now live in Washington state and grow about four different varieties: green table grape, pinot noir, red flame, and chardonnay. I have not yet had much of a crop yet from any of them, but this year will be three years in my garden so I expect more. Enjoy your grapes!

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I didn't know there was a Blueberry grape too.. :^)

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We have concord, this is a shot from last year. I hope they look as good this year. It is a 37 foot summer privacy fence. Last your we had a hard time finding homes for all the grapes so much went to waste. We need a bigger freezer. ;)

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This will be the 2nd year for my grapes
Cold Spring, still waiting for things to start growing

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I yanked out all my Muscadines and replaced them with seeded and seedless Concord. Pierce's disease will eventually wipe them out in S FL but I'll still get to enjoy one of my favorite varieties. Will replace vines as necessary.

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I have Flame, Himrod and Lakemont vines.

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nice trellis you have there. i am working on a plan for a deck with trellis overhang so i appreciate the pic.


any experience doing this? i have some concords growing and was told the same thing about growing them in FL, but if I can get at least one good harvest it'll be worth it to me.

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I added a seedless red and a seedless green to my "collection" several years ago - at least according to the tags - but when they produced fruit for the first time they were both purple and seeded.......concord.
Oh well, they make good jams :)

And last summer I bought a "pixie", only 18" tall and deliciously sweet almost black fruit when ripe

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Pierces disease will kill the northern bunch grape vines in S FL in about 5 to 7 years. They will grow fine till then. So if you really love a certain variety just start new vines in the 3rd or 4th year and plant them. Problem solved.

I grew up eating Concord seeded fresh. The taste is wonderfullllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!

They go great with my Mallika, Glenn, Pickering, Xoai Cat Hoa Loc, Nam Doc Mai, Sweet Tart and Cogshall mangos.

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Relative to being killed off by Pierces disease, will that also occur in NWFL? I always assume you could not grow bunch grapes in my region. So maybe constant replanting would be a solution for us up here?

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Grapes can successfully be grown in all 50 states.

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Contact your local Master Gardeners group. Nursery owners that know what they are taking about should know.

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I don't know but I'm glad mine are dong well.. Of course that comment has only to do w/ the Thompson Seedless.. Other one is going to take a while.. :^)

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I saw a nice Thompson Seedless vine at the Nursery the other day with several bunches of baby grapes on it. I was tempted to pick it up, but I'm running out of room in my yard.

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BooKoo Grapes.. :^)

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Hey Michael

With all those grapes the "Coon's" are going to have a field day helping you harvest them:}