Concord Grapes

I'd like to plant some Concord Grapes next year. Could anyone suggest a good variety. I'm just planting 2 for my house and will get my husband to put up some type of trellis. Any suggestions on growing would help too? This will be a first for me.

HollyAnn, there may be a "sport" or two somewhere that has been adapted, but insofar as I can determine, a Concord is a Concord. It was native to North America when the Pilgrims settled. The early growers made some selections to
get the best examples of it to grow, but the plants from the nursery are essentially the same variety. It is called a slipskin type and is hardier than table types like Thompson Seedless. Here is an article from Cornell University on grape growing: http://snipurl.com/yfql

Yuska

There is a seedless version. http://www.millernurseries.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=2. But yuska is correct, a Concord is a Concord. There are other named eastern fox grapes with similar growth habits. Fredonia, Steuben, Niagra, Catawba etc.

Thanks for the info. it will really help. I like the idea of a seedless grape.

I planted some Concord grapes this spring and they have grown wonderfully. I want to stake them before winter, but I don't know what to do. Any tips?

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1103.html

I prefer the 4 arm Kneffin system, but there are lots of creative ways to trellis grapes.

Holly Ann, people have said that the seedless concord variety is not the best kind of grape to grow: it doesn't taste nearly as good as concord and is disease-prone. But I have not tried it myself. If you want a seedless grape, there are many good ones (Jupiter, Interlaken, Canadice), but they don't taste like Concord.

Scott

I really want a Concord. Years ago a co-worker would bring in the best concord grapes. He grew them in his garden. They were so good. He offered me some canes to start some plants but I wasn't near ready. Now that I'm ready to plant grapes I just keep remembering how good those Concords were. Thanks for the heads up on the seedless variety.