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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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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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.
21 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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To: SMARTY

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22 posted on 05/10/2011 11:52:12 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: SMARTY
The dark purple kind of muscadines:

Unripe muscadines:

Muscadines in a bowl (the greenish ones are the scuppernong variety of muscadine)

Concord grapes (these often do better in northern climes and might work out great for your area):

Concords are the type of grapes used in making grape jelly and grape candies and etc. The "grape" flavor comes from concord grapes. They are so yummy.

23 posted on 05/10/2011 11:53:18 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: dawn53
acquired taste

Perhaps so. At any rate I love sucking the insides out of them (some people eat the skins, but not me). I especially love the more tangy muscadines. The super sweet scuppernongs that my friend has are just too sweet for me.

24 posted on 05/10/2011 11:57:42 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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25 posted on 05/10/2011 12:00:58 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: SMARTY

We have a 60 year old bullis vine (dark, fruited muscadine) that makes wonderful jams and even better wine. Once established, they require no watering even in hot, humid South Alabama and it grows like a weed.


26 posted on 05/10/2011 12:02:38 PM PDT by Quilla
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To: SMARTY

I’m overrun with wild grapes. Guess I should expect that living along the Raisin river.


27 posted on 05/10/2011 12:05:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Concords are seedless, right?


28 posted on 05/10/2011 12:08:16 PM PDT by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
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To: GladesGuru

How can you buy grape seeds for seedless grapes? Or are you funnin’?


29 posted on 05/10/2011 12:09:26 PM PDT by Inwoodian
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To: SMARTY

Talk to your County Agricultural Extension Agent (or equivalent).


30 posted on 05/10/2011 12:11:07 PM PDT by RedWhiteBlue
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To: SMARTY

Amy Grant
Grape, Grape Joy Lyrics

I am a small and lonely grape,
Clutching to the vine,
Waiting for the day when I’ll become my Savior’s wine!

Oh, wouldn’t French cuisine just yearn it,
I’ve eternity to ferment,
But knowing me I’d end up ripple
In a cellar of cheblis.

Are you a small and lonely grape
Clutching to the vine,
Waiting for the day when you’ll become your Savior’s wine?

Don’t give up hope ye heavy laden,
You don’t want to be a raisin;
There’s a grape grape joy in Jesus,
In the vineyard of the Lord.


31 posted on 05/10/2011 12:14:36 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: SMARTY
No, they do have seeds. But that's ok. You just spit them out. The taste of the flesh is awesome though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_grapes

32 posted on 05/10/2011 12:18:16 PM 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: cripplecreek

Lucky you. What kind? What color? Are they the thick skinned kind? Do they taste good?


33 posted on 05/10/2011 12:21:24 PM 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: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Very sour tiny wild grapes but I love the vines if they grow where I want them.


34 posted on 05/10/2011 12:23:20 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Inwoodian

Would a biologist, not mention a real, live, walkin’ talkin GURU do such a thing?

How could such a thought enter your mind?

;-)

On a slightly different tack, have you ever sent an assistant into a machine shop supply store to order a Three Pronged Blivet? More specifically, a metric one, and made from 2024T3 stainless steel.

;-)


35 posted on 05/10/2011 12:25:10 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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To: cripplecreek
Ooo. I like sour things. But are they bitter too?

Do the vines provide nice shade?

36 posted on 05/10/2011 12:28:31 PM 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: GladesGuru
Three Pronged Blivet

Lol. Those blivets! heh heh.


37 posted on 05/10/2011 12:32:00 PM 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

Too bad you live too far north for a nice crop of Kudzu.


38 posted on 05/10/2011 12:37:27 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

I wouldn’t say the wild ones are bitter. Just sour and they do provide nice shade.


39 posted on 05/10/2011 12:41:38 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: SMARTY

Too bad you’re not in the South. I’d recommend my personal favorite, muscadine.


40 posted on 05/10/2011 12:43:27 PM PDT by TennesseeGirl
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