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Got Grapes ?

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SavinaRed

I was at Costco buying a fan and came across these and I just couldn't resist for $12.99. They sound really tasty and I've always wanted to give grapes a try. Anyone else grow eating or table grapes ?
 

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I have some muscadines I planted from seed. I think they took a year to germinate. But I transplanted them into the ground last year, so no fruit yet...but they're growing fast this year.
 
My landlords actually have some grape vines growing here in the shared garden. No clue what kind of grape it is, nor have I seen them fruit last year. Do they need to be a certain age or size before they fruit or something?
 
b3rnd said:
My landlords actually have some grape vines growing here in the shared garden. No clue what kind of grape it is, nor have I seen them fruit last year. Do they need to be a certain age or size before they fruit or something?
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I was told mine will take between 2-4 years to fruit. 
 
b3rnd said:
My landlords actually have some grape vines growing here in the shared garden. No clue what kind of grape it is, nor have I seen them fruit last year. Do they need to be a certain age or size before they fruit or something?
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If it is a standard variety, it might be too old or too young to produce.  If it is a wild grape variety, they come in male/female and require the other nearby to produce, just like various fruit trees.  Most standard varieties are self-pollinating like peppers, though they are much less prone to successful crossing.  (Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the rare examples of a successful cross with useful results.)
 
Regardless of wild versus traditional cultivar, most fruit bearing vines share a lot in common with trees and take a couple years to become mature enough for fruit bearing.  After they hit that point, you can expect around 20 good years from them before they peter out and just become a plain old vine for the remainder of their days.  I am mostly familiar with wine grapes, myself (because you can make delicious alcohol out of them).  The table varieties might have a shorter lifespan.  What I know for certain is that the majority of wine grapes can live for over 100 years, but their "good years" are the first 15-20 after they hit maturity.  Much like nut trees, they only have 'X' valid years for reproduction.  There is a very noticeable point where production drops dramatically prior to ceasing all together.
 
Basically; if you are looking for steady fruit production from grapes, you need to plant a replacement grape vine every 12-15 years so it has time to reach maturity before the previous vine edges off into retirement.
 
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