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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: dongeorgio on September 16, 2018, 09:37:09 AM
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I am having a pergola installed as a cover for a front porch (approx 15' x 40'). What would your suggestions be for the best grape to do well in South Florida but is also a good eating grape. The spot is almost full light with some sections filtered by a large tree. Also looking to buy/trade those grapes if you know where they are sold or have any. Willing to swap budwood from any of my almost 200 mango trees for this as well.
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You could do passion fruit as well on a pergola. Muscadine are the best type of grape for humid weather .
https://www.isons.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Muscadine_Chart.pdf (https://www.isons.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Muscadine_Chart.pdf)
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Grapes are a mess in my experience. Thry get powdery mildew and turn brown during cold months. Need to be pruned to keep neat and green.
Passionfruit is a much cleaner plant and stays green all year.
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Blue Lake does well here. It is a bunch grape not a muscadine. They do lose leaves in winter.
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I have a bunching muscadine "Tara". One plant can run 20' each direction.
All leaves will drop in Jan. Feb. "then I know to prune".
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Central Florida here but any of the muscadine types do well here.
Southern home, a bunch grape muscadine cross has done very well at my place also
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I'm growing Lane and Carlos muscadines. Both do well in Miramar / 10B. I don't recommend Carlos for out-of-hand eating, tho. It's more of a wine/juice grape.
Regards,
Scott