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GRAPE ARBOR
May 10, 2011 | Me

Posted on 05/10/2011 11:20:39 AM PDT by SMARTY

I want to plant a grape arbor. What is the best grape tu plant?


TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Gardening; Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: arbor; grape; grapes
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1 posted on 05/10/2011 11:20:40 AM PDT by SMARTY
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I’d plant grape seeds.


2 posted on 05/10/2011 11:21:30 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: SMARTY
Where do you live?

What type of grapes do you want? Eating grapes or wine grapes?

3 posted on 05/10/2011 11:23:12 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! Tea Party extremism is a badge of honor.)
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Have you looked at seed catalogs? Do you want purple or white grapes? Are these for eating or just a foliage planting? What is your planting zone? So many unknowns to your question.


4 posted on 05/10/2011 11:23:32 AM PDT by BipolarBob (The Obama COLB was just a joke folks. The real one is in Kenya.)
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Go to the nearest commercial farm supply company and buy both red and green seedless grape seeds.

Make sure you ask for seedless grapes only.


5 posted on 05/10/2011 11:24:58 AM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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To: SMARTY

Talk with your local USDA agent. He will have a good idea and will put you in touch with the local wine grape grower’s group.

A fun bunch of people.


6 posted on 05/10/2011 11:25:17 AM PDT by texmexis best
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To: KarlInOhio

I am in NE Ohio.

I want grapes mostly because the big dark leaves provide the best shade. If the grapes are yummy, that’s OK too.

I don’t know anything about growing grapes


7 posted on 05/10/2011 11:25:47 AM PDT by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
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You might want to try a Concord variety.


8 posted on 05/10/2011 11:31:19 AM PDT by Argus
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To: SMARTY

How about the grapes of wrath?


9 posted on 05/10/2011 11:32:05 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown (HARRY: Money Mob & Influence (See my Expose on Reid on amazon.com written by me!))
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Where do you live? I know muscadines and scuppernongs do great down South. They have thicker skins so the bugs and critters don’t mess with them as much (A family friend has some and they are doing great.) The thinner skinned grapes that you often get at the grocery store may or may not do well, depending on where you live. Being more delicate and all, the bugs and critters really like to just eat them up. At least that’s what they did to ours. I want to plant muscadines and scuppernongs this year. I think they may do better for the area where I live (VA).


10 posted on 05/10/2011 11:32:08 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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What is the best grape tu plant?

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Ask your neighborhood birds what they like best. After all - they will be eating them.


11 posted on 05/10/2011 11:32:55 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I'm a Birther - And a Deather)
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Lololol. Bad.


12 posted on 05/10/2011 11:33:06 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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Well, I was thinking of that and I don’t want bugs. Other crawling vine type foliage would be OK but flowers would draw bees too.

The grape vines just look way better than anything else.


13 posted on 05/10/2011 11:34:51 AM PDT by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
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Grape any kin to Old Brush??


14 posted on 05/10/2011 11:35:40 AM PDT by WKB (We have Bachmann all we need to do is "Turner" on the "Over Drive")
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Grape vines are pretty. I remember seeing a nice house one time that had a huge grape arbour on the side of the house. It provided awesome shade, and you could just reach up and grab the grapes right above you if you so desired.

It seems your vines are more for aesthetic or landscaping purposes. Do you have a preference as to what color grapes you want? Concordes and certain Muscadines are a nice dark purple (and have thick skins). Scuppernongs are greenish bronze (They also have thick skins. They are a variety of muscadine). The above all taste great too. I am not sure how well they would do in Ohio, you would have to look it up. Those are just the types of vines I am most familiar with. :-)

15 posted on 05/10/2011 11:44:06 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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To: SMARTY

Hops.


16 posted on 05/10/2011 11:45:31 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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You are not living up to your name. Your question should be: I live in xxxxx in the state of xxxx. I would like to grow eating grapes. What would you suggest?

My suggestion, if you want wine grapes is to find out what grapes are being raised by the wineries in your area.

17 posted on 05/10/2011 11:48:46 AM PDT by fish hawk (Obama = "low-level socialist organizer". Allen West)
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To: Disambiguator

Amen.


18 posted on 05/10/2011 11:49:28 AM PDT by jstaff
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

We’re in Florida and have a grape arbor. Muscadines and scuppernongs are about all that’ll grow down here. We’ve found not a lot of folks like them, I think they’re an “acquired” taste. Fortunately, we have that acquired taste :)


19 posted on 05/10/2011 11:49:28 AM PDT by dawn53
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When I was little, I went to my aunt's house and she had a beautiful grape arbor. It could be 110 degrees in the shade but way cool and shady under the arbor.
20 posted on 05/10/2011 11:51:15 AM PDT by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
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