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gnappi

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Southern grapes
« on: August 08, 2018, 03:41:54 PM »
Going on 8 years ago I planted 4 Muscadine grape vines, two each "Noble" and an un-named deep purple. Until this year, the 4 vines were very stingy, but this year has been a blockbuster. Most every day I go out and while I'm tending my yard, I eat grapes. So many in fact that I suspect the by the time I eat the last one this summer, I won't THINK about grapes again until next year!

The Noble are large, and very sweet, the un-named types are much smaller like a concord. Even folks who are spoiled by the northern grapes like the concord have relished the ones I bring there. My GF even made marmalade (and most other fruits I bring there) from them.

Funny, one of my Noble vines has stealthily invaded my Kari Carambola and they are both looking very happy about it :-)

So, how are grapes doing in the south this year for TFF members?



Regards,

   Gary

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Re: Southern grapes
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2018, 04:08:21 PM »
Hi Gary,

I have a 3-year-old "Carlos" vine and, although it has fruited well for me this year in 10b, I'm not crazy about the flavor.  I think your "Noble" sounds much better so perhaps I'll replace mine with a "Noble."

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Scott 

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Re: Southern grapes
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2018, 05:05:00 PM »
My only grape is a  Muscadine "tara" it is running 25 feet in each direction growing on a fence trimmed back to 9 feet each way  in January. it has given me about a 5 gallon bucket of grapes.
It is about 4 years old.