How To Grow Grapes | My Grape Vine Blog

Hi everyone,
Wow, I see it has been more than a week since my previous post!
Here is something to “tickle” your thoughts.
Many home grape growers use the same irrigation system on their grape vines as on their lawns. Decide for yourself if it is wise or not …
Any form of irrigation normally helps the start and [...]

As a South African and a professional grape grower, learning about the grape vine each day, is my passion. Therefore I’ve done some research on growing grapes in cold climates, something we, here in South Africa, has little problem with. The only time our vines get cold damage is when there is heavy frost [...]

Hello my dear grape growing friends.
As promised, here are some pictures of my harvest.

My Sultana crop - one of the best I’ve had in years

Look at the berry size - amazing isn’t it?

You must know this vineyard! Yes, it’s the one on my website, where you haveregistered for My-Grape-Vine
(Red Globe)

Regal Seedless
We [...]

While grapes have been used in production for thousands of years, it was not until the middle 1800’s that the Concord grape was first introduced. This special grape that is known for its’ deep purple color and robust aromas was named after the Village of Concord in the state of Massachusetts. Ephraim Wales Bull was [...]

You probably will ask yourself what canopy management is and why you must manage the canopy. A simple answer is to expose the vine to as much direct sunlight as possible. You will notice that I hammer on sunlight exposure in almost all my newsletters and in the Complete Grape Growers Guide. [...]

The History of PD
Pierce’s Disease, also referred to as PD, is a disease in specific plant life that reduces their ability to use the soil for its nutrients and water. It is a bacterium that clogs the vessels in the vine that draws these two necessary items from the soil underneath it. Essentially, what happens [...]