Late summer to early fall is muscadine season in the South. Muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia) are a native grape and are known to have been cultivated by American Indians for hundreds of years. They are ...

Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...

Grapes are one of the oldest and most extensively cultivated food crops in the world. The earliest archaeological evidence of the domesticated grape comes from an area between the Black Sea and Iran.

Muscadine grapes on the vine. Credit: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas won a $7 million competitive grant from the United States ...

If you plan on purchasing hundreds of grapevines from a nursery, be aware that most nurseries require a one year in advance order so they have time to propagate them for you. Buying a few vines for a ...

As a rule, muscadines are very vigorous vines that require annual pruning to restrict growth and encourage yearly bearing. Be aware that the wounds may “bleed” or exude sap when pruning. The sap ...

You can’t travel far in Northeastern North Carolina without passing a home with muscadine grapes growing in the backyard. Many of those vines we see have been growing for decades and the care of them ...

There are fruit types that grow well in North Florida and that do not require a lot of space. For high yields they do need a spot that gets direct sun for at least half the day. An area only 10 by 10 ...

An unflappable person is sometimes described as being thick-skinned as a rhinoceros, but the muscadine grape might provide a more flattering comparison. Muscadines, one of four grape varieties native ...