This is a recording of a virtual class held on August 12, 2021, sponsored by the NC Muscadine Association and led by Chuck Blethen, Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard
Thanks for the videos. I have a question. I only have a 28 x 14’ space. I could get two more feet and make it 28 x 16’. Do you think I have enough to make 3 rows of muscadines?
You could get a little creative and fit it in pretty well, ie tighten the row spacing and maybe have each row from South to North get higher up to catch more sun. Seems like enough space if you modify the setup a little.
We bought a property with a vine about 100 feet long, maybe more. The problem is it has been neglected for years and years guestimate based of size of trees growing within vines.. Overgrowth say can be 15 feet wide and is 8 foot high in many areas over summer.. It is a single line, it is also facing east west but does get alot of sun. We need to shape up but have been concerned with permanent damage trying to shape up, We cut trees - some last year, but have concerns about being sure which is grapevine or other vines and what is trees, it has been that thick, Are we safe to cut way back or what would you advise, When we bought last September we had lots of grapes, this year nothing, we did have a warn up growth started and figs and vines took off them we had another freeze that killed off fig, pear budding, pretty good and I suppose hit the grapes hard too.. Why no grapes this year? .Please advise as to how gentle or harsh we can be
Stay away from mail order bare root from some of those sights mentioned...I have bought many 1 gallon muscadines from Bells Seed in Fayetteville,NC and of many varieties with 100%success...Bareroot plants are a crap shoot
