Last Friday I gave a presentation at the Fall Flower & Garden Fest entitled “Growing Bunch Grapes in Mississippi”. This festival is held every year in Crystal Springs, Mississippi at the Mississippi State University Truck Crops Experiment Station. I usually … Continue reading
For three seasons I have had a study going on how grapevines respond to producing a crop in the season after they were planted. In 2013 I planted three cultivars — Blanc du bois, Villard blanc, and Miss blanc. In … Continue reading
Fire ants are just part of life here in the southern US. They are everywhere, but most of the time if they are left alone you don’t have a problem. Well, last week I couldn’t leave them alone — I … Continue reading
Did you miss the muscadine field day this year? Not to worry, a short video from MSU Farmweek is now available that gives you a sneak peek. I am featured in the video, as is Dr. Wayne Porter. We both … Continue reading
Finding good information about growing muscadine grapes is difficult. I put together a few good sources below. Mississippi Fruit and Nut Blog: http://msfruitextension.wordpress.com/ Follow Dr. Stafne on Twitter: www.twitter.com/EStafne (@EStafne) Establishment and Production of Muscadine Grapes: http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2290.pdf … Continue reading
Is there potential for a winegrape industry in the Gulf Coast Region using interspecific hybrid bunch grapes? Texas is trying to figure that out. Fritz Westover, Viticulture Specialist with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service (Texas A&M) has written some nice … Continue reading
Interesting in growing grapes? Do you know someone who is interested or is already doing it? There is a resource out there will loads of information: eViticulture.org eViticulture is the sister site to the grape community of practice site in … Continue reading
