Grape variety

14 years ago

What is a good variety of grapes for a back yard trellis? Just a good growing table variety, maybe wine but less important. Something that would be good in Wichita area

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brookw_gw
14 years ago
Call me prosaic and unimaginative, but I don't think you can go wrong with a good old seeded Concord. I have other varieties, but I like my Concords best. I don't make wine, but the juice and jelly from Concords are excellent. For seedless, you might try Jupiter or Reliance.

Brook
backyardener
14 years ago
Since you are in Kansas, it is probably a good idea to stay away from the "west coast" table grapes (like Thompson, Flame, etc) and vinifera wine grapes (Cabernet, Chardonnay, Syrah, etc). It is possible to grow them east of the Rockies, but most people find it challenging.

Brook's suggestions are the one's I'd probably go with in Kansas. Concord for juice and Reliance (red) and/or Jupiter (purple) for seedless table grapes. Jupiter has a very good reputation on this forum. I don't really care for white/green grapes too much but I do grow Interlaken and it is healthy and very productive.
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lavender_lass
14 years ago
Quick question- do concords suffer from initial freezes, or are they hardy until a hard freeze, like apples?

I'd love to grow some, but my first frost is late August/early September...but I have an apple tree that usually ripens mid October and does well most years :)
boizeau
14 years ago
The Older TV Munson grapes, from Denison Texas are very well adapted to the Midwest, though they are not seedless.
I'd look for one called RW Munson.....very nice.

Here is a link that might be useful: Munson Grapes
Tony
14 years ago
I live in Omaha, Nebraska which is about 5 hrs from your town. I had Lakemont seedless sweet white grape for 10 years now (very productive). I bought it from Starkbros nursery. It is hardy to zone 5. Very sweet and juicy grape. Medium cluster.

Tony
grapeguy
14 years ago
There are certainly a lot of varieties you could try for your area. I have worked with over 200 diffrent grape varieties over the last 25+ years. My favorites for red seedless is Einset, for green seedless Sooke or Skookum
from British Columbia, Simone (BC) for a blue seedless.
I really like Reliance. A lot of the grapes from NY like Marquis, Himrod, Interlaken etc, are nice grapes to grow, The Arkansas grapes Venus,Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Neptune are pretty nice grapes to grow. For lavender lass you could try some of the varieties from Elmer Swenson's
cultivars ie. Somerset Seedless. A variety from Minnesota called Bluebell would be a ggod choice for you.

http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/cultivars/cultivars.html

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/reisch/bulletin/table/tableindex2.html

Check out these sites for some info to help you out with your selection of grapes for your area.

Cheers

Kim

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