Report on my Ison muscadines
aka_peggy
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Muscadine trellis question
Comments (0)Hi, I am putting up a single wire muscadine trellis system such as the type that Isons and others recommend. I have a question on the type of wire to use; The trellis will be 60' long with three plants and 20' spacings. The recommended wire is 9 gauge galvanized. However, in going the hardware store, I notice that this wire is very heavy and stiff, and was wondering if it is overkill for a 60' trellis. I also saw some 12 gauge stranded wire which has a higher rating than the single strand. Would this be acceptable or does the stiffness help out with the 9 gauge? I also have a question on anchoring the wires at the end. I have placed (and cemented into the ground) my end 5' high posts leaning outward at a slight angle. For only 60', do I need to bring the wire all the way to ground beyond this, or can I just secure it to the end post?...See MoreTraining Young Muscadines - Confused about Single Trunk...
Comments (7)Not a grape expert but if it were mine...yes you definitely want just a single trunk. I would remove the trunk on the left. If you already have your trellis up I would tie a string from the wire to that right side and start pulling it up to get it a LOT straighter. It will never be 100% straight and does not need to be but you want it to be a lot straighter than it is now. You also need to remove those side vines. You want to concentrate the growth up so you reach the wire and can then snip the vine to get your arms started. If the plant wants to uproot itself from the pulling upward you can lay a board across the ground next to the vine and put bricks on the end to help hold the vine down. Pull up gradually over the coarse of a couple weeks. If you do not have your wire up yet get the wire up lol......or a post or something but that zig zag vine needs some work....See MoreNeed Help Choosing Muscadines
Comments (7)Thank you for the information. Alachua was listed as cold hardy, along with other traits, which was why it was still on the list. Makes me wonder about their definition of cold hardy. Noble was recommended by another person as well. So it looks like I'll go looking for Noble and Ison. I'll keep Nesbitt in mind if I can't find those (I found some more info on Nesbitt that makes me think that I might want to get it rather than Noble. Just going to have to see what's available). BTW thank you for letting me know that Tarheel would be hard to find. My luck would have been to choose that one....See MoreCheck out my muscadine trellis
Comments (7)Bstruss, Where are you in Florida? I am right behind you on the muscadines. I just put in 6 20 foot rows but used the Geneva double curtain trellis system. I still have 2 more 20 foot rows to go for 8 total or 160 feet. Last weekend my wife and I went up to just fruits and exotics in the panhandle and picked up Nesbitt, Florida Fry and Southern home as well as the Triumph I already had purchased locally. The plants up at just fruits were GORGEOUS...they had grapes on them lol. They have all the types growing on the fence around the nursery so got to try them. I absolutely loved the nesbitt, tasted IDENTICAL to a Concord grape. A fellow board member has started me Carlos, Darlene and Late Fry. I will have one more open spot but have yet to figure out what grape it will be....See Moredenninmi
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