Re: grapes- eatable ones

If there is a vineyard nearby, go taste the winegrapes. Some of them make dandy eating grapes. Plus, you'll know they are hardy for your area.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] grapes- eatable ones


Thanks for the suggestions, I will see what I can find next spring. Wasn't planning on making wine, more the eating - jams type.

Donna

----- Original Message ----
From: Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2006 9:53:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] grapes- eatable ones


Go for the fox grapes!

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Sep 30, 2006, at 1:04 PM, james singer wrote:

I would think any of the fox grapes--concord, niagara, etc--would
do well. Also, I think you're in the northern range for the
muscadine, or scuppernong, grapes. Both types are good out of hand
and make good juice, jelly, and jam--but terrible wine. There are
some seedless fox grape varieties, but I have not heard of any
seedless muscadine varieties.

On Sep 30, 2006, at 12:49 PM, Donna wrote:


Anyone know of a good eating variety of grapes that grows in zone 5?
Next spring, I would like to replace the ornamental grape vine on the
fence with something that would bare fruit. Suggestions?


A few years ago I planted Vitis coignetiae- I was supposed to get
a fall
color change and be wonderful... HA!.... it is taking over it's space
and drowning out everything around. I could prune in the spring
and make
it managable, but it goes from green to brown to dead leaves... no
fall
color here ever! How disappointing. Decided that I don't have enough
room for plants that can't live up to their expectations... so it
is out
of here in the spring.


Donna

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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