Whether you are growing wine grapes or table grapes, it’s a good idea in our climate to delay the final pruning until you are confident that freezing, dry and windy weather has passed. The reason for ...

Q: I have a 5-year-old Thomcord grape and I was wondering how to prune it properly. I am using it to shade a chicken coop. A: I have never grown a Thomcord grape so I had to do a bit of reading up on ...

Whether you want to make your own wine or have some tasty fruit, grapes are a good addition to your garden. Contra Costa master gardener Jim DeFrisco offers tips on backyard grape growing. Getting ...

Whether you want to grow grapes for eating or drinking, backyard vineyards can be wonderful additions to your garden. They take some work, however, say Master Gardeners Brad Miller and Jim DeFrisco.

When properly pruned, grapes should produce a fruitful, delicious crop year after year. (Tiffany Woods/OSU Extension Service) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Once grapevines lose their leaves, the plants fade into ...

When homeowners set out to prune grapes, kiwifruit and other berry crops, they often stand in front of the plant at a complete loss. Just getting started is intimidating. “Over my many years at OSU, ...

When growing grapes in southeast Idaho it is important to remember you are growing grapes in southeast Idaho. We just don’t have the growing season for much variety. Don’t expect grocery store grapes ...

We are still in the midst of the pruning season. Go ahead and prune shade trees, fruit trees, summer blooming shrubs, grapes and raspberries. It is also a good time to prune evergreens like Japanese ...

Two projects are underway in the Midwest to test and expand the use of mechanical grape vine pruning. One project in Wisconsin will evaluate mechanical rough pruning for cold climate hybrids. Another ...

Colorado is not well-known as a grape-growing region, but Front Range gardeners can still grow great grapes for making juice, jam, jelly and eating fresh off the vine. The key is to plan ahead for ...