Lost my grape plants to the extreme dry weather last summer, We have amended and installed some irrigation, we now have about 7 differen...Read Moret blueberries in this space.
I have tried and failed at growing a lot of grape species here in the hot, dry inland valley of Los Angeles (zone 9b-10a)... the plants t...Read Morehemselves do fine, but the grapes split and burst as soon as it gets near 100F, which it does every summer. So I have about 10 grape vine varieties, but only 2 that make edible grapes that survive our summers... and this is one of them.
Seedless variety might have been a better choice. Mine are quite tasty, but perhaps too acidic, can cause an upset stomach. Some insect...Read More tends to ruin a lot of grapes by implanting one egg per grape. :/ Spiders and birds also like to live among the vines. But we get plenty to eat without using pesticides or netting/bird repelling devices. Grows vigorously, doubling in size annually.
Lost my grape plants to the extreme dry weather last summer, We have amended and installed some irrigation, we now have about 7 differen...Read More
I have tried and failed at growing a lot of grape species here in the hot, dry inland valley of Los Angeles (zone 9b-10a)... the plants t...Read More
Seedless variety might have been a better choice. Mine are quite tasty, but perhaps too acidic, can cause an upset stomach. Some insect...Read More
My Dab planted these in the early 60s & they are still going strong. We make juice, jelly & just eat them. Ripens around Labor Day here.
This long-time American favorite is great for eating, juicing, jelly or wine. Hardy to zone 4.