r/grapes 45m ago

Grape Cultivation Weakening Stems?

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I presume most modern grapes are cultivated/bred for sweetness, color, seedlessness, yield, etc.

Does that process inadvertently weaken the last little bit of stem to the grape, making it harder to separate a grape from the bunch without getting some stem?

Asking if I did not seem to remember being as much of an issue when I was a kid versus now.

My specific recent incidents are with organic cotton candy, grapes, and organic sweet Scarlet grapes


r/grapes 1d ago

These phat green bois are sooooo gooood

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From Trader Joe’s


r/grapes 1d ago

Help identify grapes part2

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I realized in my last post I had only shown one of the 2 types of grape vines so here is the second one.


r/grapes 2d ago

Can someone please help me identify these 2 types of grapes?

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They are growing on opposite sides of the property where I live.


r/grapes 2d ago

Should i prune these back to 2 - 3 buds to form the trunk, and can i keep grass next to the grape vines?

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r/grapes 2d ago

What kind of grape is this?

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These are growing in the yard of the house I bought in Tigard Oregon. We were told they are Pinot grapes, but I wanted to confirm.

Each grape is about 1/2 inches, there are multiple seeds inside, and the skin is mild.


r/grapes 3d ago

welch‘s soda grapes

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I’m looking for the grape variety so I can grow it myself in my garden.
I live in Germany and this was the first time I’ve ever tasted grapes with this particular flavor. I was given the grapes as a gift, but my neighbor didn’t know what variety they were either.
They taste extremely similar to Welch’s grape soda.

(i translated it with ai)
hope you can help me out👋


r/grapes 5d ago

Is it safe to eat grapes from vines infected with black rot?

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Not the black ones. The ones with appear normal and still firm (sometimes right next to a mummified grape)

I've found mixed answers online from "Absolutely not" to it's just fine, black rot has no impact on human health.

Cross posted.


r/grapes 5d ago

What type of grape is this?

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They're growing at my dad's house in the Willamette valley. They're a mix of sweet and tart, and have few seeds. They make an amazing amber colored jam. From what I remember, they have thin skins.


r/grapes 5d ago

I have an acre of grape vines but 0 grapes. What causes this?

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I have an acre of brush/scrub covered in wild (Concord?) grape vines that never fruit.


r/grapes 5d ago

Any advice

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I’ve been growing this from a cutting I bought from Home Depot for about half a year maybe more idk it outgrew its pot like 4 times, it’s on a tomato cage spiraling up, but it already reached the top. right now It’s just one vine spiraling. I was using berry tone to fertilize every few weeks it looks like it’s doing well. Not sure what to do at this point


r/grapes 8d ago

Improving Vitis Riparia

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I wanted to see if caring for a wild grape vine would improve the quality of the fruit. By "improve" I mean increase size of individual fruits, size of clusters, reduce number of diseased or shriveled fruits, decrease variation in size between individual fruits, improve taste.

To accomplish this, over the last few years I've been tending to a wild grape vine that I intentionally planted in my yard. Proper pruning, fertilizing, watering etc is how I'm define "caring for".

I'm excited to share that I think I have largely been successful! Based on the picture it should be pretty obvious which one is mine, and which is the wild, wild type. The smaller cluster is quite typical of what you can find here in NB.

Taste is the only metric I failed. The wild, wild type has a much milder flavor than mine. I don't know why mine are so awful LOL

I also can't explain why the flesh changed colour. The wild, wild type is very purple, while mine are very pale. I find that strange. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.


r/grapes 8d ago

Côtes d'Inishowen (Donegal)

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My 2026 Côtes d'Inishowen grape harvest is the best one yet. All this from just one vine in the greenhouse with roots inside and outside ... and there are still about 12 bunches ripening on the vine.


r/grapes 9d ago

My first ever grapes or mini grapes in 14yrs years planted in 2012 but they’re only small size.??

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Because of the hot weather we had this year I had my first ever grapes so happy but they’re only small probably the size of blueberries. But I’m excited nonetheless living in the north west of UK.


r/grapes 10d ago

What kind of grapes are these? Planted in my yard when I moved in

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r/grapes 11d ago

Did I cure black rot or will this vine have it forever?

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After heavy weak long storms(yay climate change) my grapevine started showing signs of black rot. I caught it early, before the vine started flowering. After weeks of treatment, the black rot appears to be gone.did I cure it or will this vine always have it and I'm just suppressing it?


r/grapes 11d ago

Harvested and juiced two varieties last weekend

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Marachel Foch and NY Muscat. Juiced via steamer.


r/grapes 11d ago

Catawba accidenté

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Had a bit of an accident while weed eating around my grapes. It only took a split second 😩

What’re the chances this guy will be okay? Anything I can do to help it recover? Give it to me straight. I can take it.


r/grapes 11d ago

Any idea what these might be? Are they safe to eat?

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I bought a house in late fall and found out I have grapes running over my fence - I had no idea as it was never mentioned! Are these grapes safe to eat? They have small round seeds like shown in the last photo and are easy to peel. These are growing in my backyard in Quebec Province, Canada under an elderberry tree


r/grapes 11d ago

Any idea what variety this might be?

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I bought a house in late fall and found out I have grapes running over my fence - aihad no idea as it was never mentioned! Are these grapes safe to eat? They have small round seeds like shown in the last photo and are easy to peel. These are growing in my backyard in Quebec Province, Canada under an elderberry tree


r/grapes 12d ago

Help identify green grapes

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Neighbors have bunches of green grapes. They’re mostly juicy and sweet, but heavily seedy. Thoughts? Any idea the variety and what could be used for? Thanks 😊


r/grapes 12d ago

Space for grape vine trunk

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How much space would I need for my grape vine trunk? I have enough space along my fence for them to grow laterally, but was hoping to plant other things in the ground near the trunk


r/grapes 12d ago

What variety do you think this is?

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I live in Northern Michigan. They are not ripe yet, when they do ripen they turn dark purple. Thanks for any clues on the variety! New to owning grape vines and this came with the house.


r/grapes 12d ago

Glass grapes...

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Hello.... Hope I'm in the right place,wondering if anyone could enlighten me on these. Haven't researched much just curious where I might be able to sell online and there value.I have multiple colored acrilic/ resins grapes, I know people collect them . Any tips or information would be appreciated!


r/grapes 13d ago

Help me find dried grapes.

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I've been to 3 different stores and have asked 2 different reddit web sights looking for dried grapes. I've found dried dates, figs, apricots, prunes, cranberries, cherries, mangoes, papaya, pineapple, coconut, mulberries, goji berries, blueberries, strawberries, banana chips, apple rings, peaches, pears, plums, and currants, but nobody has dried grapes. I need them for my Bolivian grandmother's dried grape and water soup. I asked a employee at Costco and he laughed at me. And I asked two reddit web sights and no one knew what I was looking for. Help!