Bring your garden to life by growing grapes! Whether you choose table grapes or wine grapes, beautify your garden with picturesque grape vines, and enjoy a luscious crop. BEST SOIL FOR GRAPES A traditional organic gardening technique for improving soil is to plant cover crops. Although grapes do not want ultra-rich soil, they will perform better in soil that has had cover crops grown and turned in before the grapes are planted. Cover crops to prepare soil for planting grapes Use one of our legume…
Introduction Excellent used as an ornamental, for summer shade, arbors or leafy walls. There are 2 basic classes of table grapes. European varieties have tight skins, wine like flavors, high heat requirements for ripening, and are the most common grapes grown in California. Use fresh, dried, and for juices or wine. Susceptible to powdery mildew, they require regular dusting or spraying with sulfur or other mildew control. American varieties have Concord-like flavor, moderate heat requirements, are…
February 21, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Not all kiwis are fuzzy. There’s your fun fruit fact for the day! Hardy kiwi vines, like the Issai Kiwi we carry, will produce smooth, not fuzzy, fruit in a range of climates in USDA zones 4-9. PLANTING…
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February 21, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Bring your garden to life by growing grapes! Whether you choose table grapes or wine grapes, beautify your garden with picturesque grape vines, and enjoy a luscious crop. BEST SOIL FOR GRAPES A traditional…
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How can I find my USDA plant hardiness zone? Find your USDA plant hardiness zone by typing your zipcode in this link. The zipcode tool from the National Gardening Association is easy to use, and simpler…
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I had my first opportunity to take pictures of a vineyard yesterday. Smith Vineyard, a local, organic vineyard, had me out to take pictures of their grapes going through veraison. It was quite an education…
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The world would be a better place if every human had a grape vine. ~ Henry Mitchell Pruning your table grape vines in summer is a small price to pay for the timeless look and abundant production of healthy…
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Welcome to the Powdery Mildew edition of Stump the Gardening Stars. See how much you know about one of our least favorite fungi. True or false? 1. Overhead watering increases powdery mildew. 2. …
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Last week ended up with a lot of studio work and a highlight of going to a U-Pick blueberry farm. The Hidcote lavender was also in bloom making quite the display. The fruit photos were exhausting, spending…
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A PVFS Customer Email - With Staff Response Question: Hi, I’m thinking of ordering a couple of fig trees (Desert king / Osborne Prolific), persimmon (Fuyu) and grapes (Interlaken). Do you know long…
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