Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...

Last fall, my brother purchased a home with a large, beautiful grape arbor surrounding the front yard. He picked buckets of small (1/4–3/8 inch) sweet green grapes and gave them to neighbors and ...

Wondering how to prune grape vines on a trellis? Pruning grapes in fall can help maximize harvests and overwinter the plants successfully.11 In the Southern Colorado River Plateau region of Arizona, ...

Q. We have purchased a home which has a mature grape arbor (two varieties — trunks are three to four feet). When we first looked at the home last year both plants were heavily producing. We did not do ...

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.

In deep summer now the grape vines are lush and dark green, beautiful, and with clusters of still unripe grapes hidden under the broad leaves. A couple of months from now the grapes will be ripe and ...

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 ...

Growing table grapes around your home is a bit of a challenge. However, they can add to the décor, and when you taste those grapes as they become ripe, the result is worth the effort. Some of the ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. What is one of the most widely grown fruits in the ...