Thanks. That shoot already on the stake doesn't seem to want to grow much for whatever reason. Last year it put out around 2 - 3 feet of growth on the two longest branches (one broke over the winter) but that one that attached itself to the pole just sorta puts out a few leaves and then stalls out. Maybe it will take off this year. Too bad about having to wait until next year but luckily a wild grapevine found its way onto the telephone pole in my yard and its loaded with clusters. Maybe The birds will save me some? Thanks again.

This not one I thinking about but does show arch it to high in center for muscadine vine by about foot to pointed at top in link. What looking for easy walk under so top more rounded.you want reach throw wire about up to wrist for picking. I use this design because lower squares are good place kids pick just walking kids they work twins in family be 1 year old Thursday 18th party 20th not my kids Clara Jane and Lilly Ana just now walking, but hold hands up high to walk because of training steps holding hand up lol. There to many ways to do trellis for muscadines for one to fit all. I picked 2 5 gallon bucket full off friends vines on my old knees the best picking was under vines ground was soft and rows was long a small deer was eating at other end long row vines underside. Here is a link that might be useful: Cattle panel This post was edited by gator_rider2 on Mon, Apr 15, 13 at 21:50

Squash and pumpkin seeds are normally good at room temperature for about 10 years. We live in a hot climate and often refrain from running AC, for economic reasons. Yet I have germinated squash seeds as old as 15 years. At that point I see a notable drop in germination percentage. But those clearance sale pumpkin seeds are practically as good as what will cost a lot more, come next spring. As gardengal13 mentioned, if you store them in an airtight container in the freezer you can pass them on to your grandkids to grow! Here's a true story. In 1984 I was given a ripe squash by a customer at the store where I worked, It was really really good, so I saved seed, passing some on to a friend in Tulsa, OK. I grew it in 1985. In 1985 I named it Warsaw Buff Pie Pumpkin and hand pollinated for pure seed, passing on some seed to a friend of mine. I also started, probably in 1986, to distribute it through the Seed Savers Exchange. In 2004 I was going through some old correspondence and came across my Tulsa friend's address. I wrote him, asking if he still had tomato seed, of a variety I had shared with him. He responded that he did, and that he also believed he had seed of Warsaw Buff Pie Pumpkin in his deep freeze. He found it and sent me some. It was from his 1985 grow out. I planted this seed in 2006 and had nearly 100% germination! Now, growing on a Northern exposure, that might be a problem. Squash and pumpkins require a minimum of 6 hours direct sunlight. You might try checking on that before next spring. The days are shortening now. But you could get a good idea of whether or not you receive enough sunlight in that location. George Tahlequah, OK

OK-although it says "Wine" the description did say "grape growing". 1. All my grapes are the American juice and jelly making types, though some can be used for wine making. 2, They were planted several years ago with the idea that the support system was imminent and,,,, it wasn't. So, they've been pretty much left to their own devices, rambling along the ground and neglected. 3. We finally got a sturdy support system built with 2 wires at 3 and 6 feet and I have lifted them off the ground and tied them vertically, but I am nervous about the how and when of pruning. One year, frosts killed successive leaf buds until I was certain the vines weren't going to make it. Internet searches mention March pruning but we won't have our last hard freeze until April in S.Central PA. 4. I have long skinny vines, some with all the vines coming from the base like fingers on a hand. What to do with these? Others have just 2 vines from the base with side shoots awkwardly spaced for training. Advice on how to really help this problem I've created? Sigh. Live and learn. Have your arbor FIRST!