Wowsers! I know nothing about mayhaws! 14 muscadines?! Are you planning on starting a vinyard? LOL Did you get bronze or black?
Did you know that muscadines have more antioxidants and other good things in them than almost anything else? Course, the good stuff is all in the hulls and seeds! A company in Duplin County here in NC dries and powders them—they’re a by product of some wineries. They capsules really make a difference with my arthritis and other people take them for lowering cholesterol.
Once establised, the grapes won’t need much care except pruning. Soemtimes you have to spray them for fungus or insects, but not usually a whole lot. What kind of trellis are you going to do? Fence type or overhead arbor? The old overheads are great for sitting under but after awhile, the vines get so thick the grapes will be ten feet over your head! Have fun!
Four of the vines are bronze ... here we refer to them as green most of the time ... and they are technically scuppernongs I believe. The other eight are a large black variety (which we call purple) and the man has promised me some plants from his very small black variety. The small ones are a real pain to deal with but they add the most delicious note to jelly or wine. For some reason, they don't seem to make much difference in syrup (probably overcome by all the sugar).
For the support system we will be using 2-inch iron pipe and vinyl coated steel cable and it will look very much like an old-style t-post double clothesline, except it will only be chest high, which keeps the vines very 'pickable' at that height. You can actually put down a stool and pick very easily. Those are not the exact materials that the plans call for, but that is something that we have on hand and will actually be more durable.
If you get a chance, would you post the contact information for the company that sells the capsules? I like using natural remedies and that one sounds like it could do both me and the hubby person some good!
As usual, thanks for the info!