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From the lens How To: Have A Grape Arbor.

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  • Anthuria May 22, 2012 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Thanks for this useful lens. I am moving much further north and was worried I wouldn't be able to grow vines, but your article has given me hope!
  • The_Micro_Farm_Project May 16, 2012 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    I enjoy growing grapes. Thanks!
  • J-Ellen May 8, 2012 @ 10:55 am | delete
    My grapes did fairly well last year, but are still tiny in size of fruit. After much pruning this winter, I'm hoping to see greater growth and production of fruit on the arbor. Note: I'm short, so my arbor is a bit shorter than others would build. But it's nice to be able to reach.
    Nice lens.
  • cabletiesandmore May 8, 2012 @ 12:03 am | delete
    Great informative article... I planned so many times for growing grapes at home but was not sure whether it is possible or not, now I can gather some more information about it and take your adises too.
  • coachkevin86 May 6, 2012 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    Great info and beautiful pictures to motivate me!
  • River_Rose May 4, 2012 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    nice idea about the arbor.
  • DailyRogue May 4, 2012 @ 11:35 am | delete
    Grape arbors are beautiful. I've always wanted to do that in my back yard. Thanks for the great tips.
  • makemoneyonlinefromhome May 2, 2012 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    Great lens.. love those glasses above.
  • AbandonGames Apr 30, 2012 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    Oh nice lense! i've seen lots of them in my vacation in fance. and the wine .. just delicious
  • SheilaMilne Apr 29, 2012 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    We've had a grape arbour for the last 8 years or so in our garden in central France. I think we've been following most of your advice - by accident. :)
  • DiscoverWithAndy Apr 29, 2012 @ 9:46 am | delete
    It always surprises me how many arbors I see without plants growing on them. It's not the structure we're supposed to admire (or that will give us shade..) it's the plants that grow on it! Sometimes the mind of the average American is truly bewildering.
  • OctavioMelesio Apr 27, 2012 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    Thanks for such valuable information, I really liked
  • malzeke Apr 26, 2012 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Nice lens.
  • getwellsoon Apr 25, 2012 @ 9:33 pm | delete
    Mmmm the grapes look so yummy! Makes me wish I started growing grapes 5 years ago! :)
  • Rosaquid Apr 25, 2012 @ 4:47 am | delete
    Delicious lens!
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  • YellowPagesofPakistan Apr 24, 2012 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    wao, great ! its really lovely. i am going buy from here.
  • infiniti99 Apr 24, 2012 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Love grapes.Thank you for sharing.
  • Nebra Apr 24, 2012 @ 7:39 am | delete
    very nice photos, thank you for sharing this info
  • bloomingrose Apr 23, 2012 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    Really nice lens - I should get onto this as we live in Northern California.
  • dann7trdro Apr 23, 2012 @ 8:52 am | delete
    so which grapes make the best wine?
  • MargaretJeffreys Apr 20, 2012 @ 9:46 am | delete
    Great info thanks!
  • peggygallyot Apr 19, 2012 @ 8:20 am | delete
    When do I prune the tree in Australia
  • MyraReid Apr 17, 2012 @ 11:22 pm | delete
    I love grapes!.. thanks for sharing great lens.
  • MyraReid Apr 17, 2012 @ 11:22 pm | delete
    I love grapes!.. thanks for sharing great lens.
  • KackyMuse Apr 17, 2012 @ 9:56 am | delete
    I appreciate your Lens. I have two grape cuttings which are growing and rooting in a glass jar. Can I put them directly into the ground or do I need to make some special preparation? thanks.
  • ohcaroline Apr 17, 2012 @ 8:42 am | delete
    Your pictures and lens brings back wonderful childhood memories of our family grape arbor. Concord, red and green grapes. I used to sit and eat them from the vine. Mom made jelly from them so we always had grapes in one form or another. I would like to have my own arbor one day as well. Thanks for such useful information about pruning them.
  • drozer Apr 15, 2012 @ 11:06 am | delete
    i love grape...thanks for nice lens
  • StacyBirch Apr 9, 2012 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    My mom grows concord grapes in the backyard, blessed...
  • Lauriej1 Apr 9, 2012 @ 5:51 pm | delete
    Awesome lens! Thanks for sharing!
  • williemack58 Apr 9, 2012 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    This is an interesting lens, the grapes are beautiful and I have never thought of growing grapes before this lens.
  • quester Apr 9, 2012 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    now I have to rethink an corner - thanks great Lens
  • jcamdenbow Apr 9, 2012 @ 9:18 am | delete
    I have always wanted to have a grape arbor but never really had the opportunity. Your article gives me encouragement that maybe one day I will be able to have a small grape arbor of my own.
  • BiminiBahamas Apr 6, 2012 @ 10:08 am | delete
    Grapes and wine are my favorite food group!
  • TheTravelGal Apr 2, 2012 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    Nice and short, but all you need to set up a grape arbor. I love them, something beautiful, practical and edible.

    Cheers
  • MelonyVaughan Mar 26, 2012 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    Grape arbors are so beautiful! Wonderful lens!
  • JimDickens Mar 20, 2012 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    I grew up in NC and scuppernong arbors were at the farms of both grandparents and we even had one of our own once.
  • andrea-terry Mar 13, 2012 @ 5:15 am | delete
    we hope to build an arbor between our shed and hens, so our grapes can grow up and also it will provide shade in the summer for the hens and hopefully we will get more grapes from the roof of the arbor. Thank you so much for sharing a great lens
  • awelldressedbullet Mar 12, 2012 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    Well since there is no wine, I am gonna just say hello LOL
  • naheedahsan Mar 10, 2012 @ 1:14 pm | delete
    Great info for growing grapes, thanks for sharing
  • StaCslns Mar 7, 2012 @ 8:26 am | delete
    I didn't think I could grow them here! I am going to give it a shot. Great lens!
  • flinnie Feb 26, 2012 @ 7:05 am | delete
    Hi great lens,I live in the deep south so for me I grow muscadine.I love having fruit in my own yard,I grow strawberry too and I wont to add other fruits.I love gardening.
  • Steph_Tietjen Feb 11, 2012 @ 1:06 am | delete
    Enjoyed your article, and learned about pruning my own grapes. I've cut them back before, but must admit I didn't REALLY know what I was doing. Thank you.
  • Dreamfountains Feb 10, 2012 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    This is a wonderful idea! I could add this to my arbor I am building this summer. then I will have food too!
  • knit1tat2 Feb 10, 2012 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    I have a couple grape vines to plant this year, I appreciate the tutorial!
  • chwwalker Feb 7, 2012 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    Good info about growing and pruning, but not much about the actual arbor. I'd love to see more about how build the arbor, how to get the grapes to grow on it, how to plant them, etc.
  • JaguarJulie Feb 4, 2012 @ 8:39 am | delete
    Gosh, I'd love to see step-by-step instructions for having a grape arbor with pictures. I've thought about doing a jasmine arbor in my backyard, but the jasmine is growing ever so slowly.
  • flycatcher Jan 29, 2012 @ 7:25 pm | delete
    I'm really bad about pruning my grapes, and the birds take a lot of the fruit, but it's just so nice to have them growing here in the cold northeast - sitting under the grape arbour, sheltered from the wind, basking in late autumn sun, ah, it doesn't get better!
  • jimmyworldstar Dec 8, 2011 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    I want to start growing some grapes in my backyard, how often would I have to water my trees and how tightly do I have to pack the soil?
  • RaisedVegetableGardenBeds Nov 23, 2011 @ 2:36 am | delete
    I have a grape vine growing here, and I am looking for information on how to care for it and get the best grapes. But I don't know if they are table grapes, do you know how I can find out?
  • Kimbesa Oct 17, 2011 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    Great...thanks!
  • daria369 Oct 3, 2011 @ 7:57 pm | delete
    Great idea - especially since I'm already growing grapes! :)
  • BeyondRoses Sep 25, 2011 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    Great info for growing grapes. I'd love to have a "Grape Arbor" ...lovely idea!
  • CruiseReady Sep 13, 2011 @ 5:08 pm | delete
    Growing grapes sounds like it would be fun and interesting. We may have to try this ... It's plenty warm in Florida!
  • Bellwood-Antiques Sep 8, 2011 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great lens, I just planted some grapes and was trying to think of an arbor, or trellis for them. You gave me some good ideas!! Thanks again!
  • tomtaz517 Sep 7, 2011 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    Awesome. Check out the post on SquidU that I left you!
  • GrammaLinda Sep 5, 2011 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    This is a great idea. Provide shade to enjoy the outdoors, and add some food to the diet as well. Thank you!
  • Gloriousconfusion May 27, 2011 @ 2:39 am | delete
    I just started my grapevine about 18 months ago, and got just a few unripened grapes last year. I pruned well, and this year it has gone mad - I am wondering whether I will have a hundred half-ripe bunches of grapes by the end of the season, instead of a few decent bunches. Too soon to tell, but I do wonder whether I need to prune some of them. Can anyone advise me please? I live in London and have only recently discovered that you can grow grapes successfully in a temperate climate.
    Here's a late angel blessing for you
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Mar 22, 2011 @ 12:17 am | delete
    Nice job on the grapes!
  • naturegirl7 Sep 16, 2010 @ 1:30 pm | delete
    We have wild muscadine grapes growing all over our property, but the animals eat them before we have a chance to.
  • daoine Sep 16, 2010 @ 2:08 am | delete
    I'd never really thought of growing grapes. But I hesitate: I think our possums will eat the lot, and we really don't need to attract more possums... ;-)
  • davis66 May 2, 2010 @ 12:38 am | delete
    I don't have much of a green thumb, but this sounds like a project that even I could do. Thanks for the great info.
  • stargazer00 Dec 4, 2009 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    I'd really like to grow some grapes for the leaves to make Stuffed Grape Leaves. Of course, the grapes would be good too!
  • jennysue19 Oct 11, 2009 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    great lens, wish I had discovered it before - my vine has gone mad and mated with nearby trees :-)
  • EverythingMouse Jul 5, 2009 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    I am thinking about growing grapes in my garden. I certainly think where I live has the right climate
  • MiaBellezza May 27, 2009 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Great information on grape arbors 5* and lensrolled into Make a Beautiful Arbor.
  • gardenlady May 2, 2009 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    I've never grown grapes, for me it is kiwis. Most people don't realize the importance of proper pruning, or think if they trim a little they have pruned. You did a wonderful job explaining the true pruning process to all. Thank you for this lens. 5*s, lensrolling and favoriting.
  • karen550 Apr 29, 2009 @ 10:39 am | delete
    I grew up with a grape vine full of grapes on the farm. Mom made us homemade grape jelly every year. Thanks for a very nice lens. Now, just teach me how to make wine. Kidding. Take care.
  • C-Joy Feb 21, 2009 @ 6:32 am | delete
    Thanks:) We have been having a hard time finding good info on growing grapes - maybe this year our yield will be better!
  • Mary_Arnold Dec 6, 2008 @ 7:31 am | delete
    Thanks for the information. I have grown my own grapes but I've never pruned them. I always knew I needed to but didn't know want to mess up a good thing. I did manage for two years now to get enough grapes to make a 3 gallon batch of wine. They are however hard to pick in the tangled up branches. I'm getting out there and pruning this year. I'm not sure if Feb works for me here in Michigan.
  • only1bub Nov 26, 2008 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    Hey thanks! I've been searching for how to prune my grape vines for the last 20 minutes - yours was the clearest answer I could find! And good tip on clearing some of the leaves away for fruit to ripen - I never even thought of that.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jun 18, 2008 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    My parents have a grape arbor. Its a bit of work but its worth it.
    Great lens
    5*
    Lizzy
  • CherylK Jun 17, 2008 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    Well, I'll tell you what - I'm going to plot a spot for a grape arbor, myself. A very inspiring and very educational lens - pretty sure I can pull this off except not sure if February will be pruning weather in Minnesota?
  • EverythingMouse May 21, 2008 @ 11:57 am | delete
    I am on a quest to grow more food at home. Thanks for the ideas here, I had not thought about grapes but I think the climate here will be perfect.
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 18, 2008 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    5 Stars and Favored!

    Thank you for the helpful and encouraging lens. Garner Rix planted grapes on his farm in Vermont that still are growing there today. If we are only there in the summer is it ok to prune them then?
  • jzorro May 17, 2008 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    Very nice Lens! Useful tips. Did you know that Portugal (I'm portuguese...) has the best grapes and wines in world?

    Mike Geary
  • mulberry May 17, 2008 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Great instructions/tips...maybe even I can grow these!
  • WrinkleCreamSpecialist May 6, 2008 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    yes, I am a grape fan too.. more actually than wine.. thank you for this information. never knew it was that easy to do.
  • LisaLogan May 4, 2008 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Thanks for this lens! We love grapes so much I decided to grow a vine on our deck (we're apt. dwellers)...but I was a bit intimidated. Still, the idea of reaching behind me while sitting on the porch swing to pluck grapes is too strong to resist!
  • Stephene Mar 16, 2008 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Nice lense.. i like your lense very much.. i hv bookmarked this lense and joined your fan club.. (^o^)
  • superpanda Mar 12, 2008 @ 10:40 am | delete
    Great lens, I wish I can have a grape arbor someday :)
  • pyle_mountain Mar 10, 2008 @ 7:22 pm | delete
    I love grapes - this is a great lens!
  • GypsyPirate Feb 10, 2008 @ 12:00 am | delete
    ArrowSheds: Grapes will tolerate nearly any soil. It needs to be well drained, and they much prefer sunlight so they can thrive.
  • slicknotes2008 Jan 31, 2008 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Hey i love the info! Makes me wanna grow some Grapes! Can't wait to see more!
  • ArrowSheds Jan 29, 2008 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    Very helpful information. What kind of soil is best?
  • JanaMurray Nov 24, 2007 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    Great 5* Information, Now let's make some wine.
  • homesteadseo Nov 17, 2007 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Hi I have a grape arbor in the back yard maybe this year i will try making some wine, I think they are concords.
  • RestaurantRenderings Nov 8, 2007 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for this info! I grew up with a huge backyard garden, and I mean huge. We only had grass to border the garden. Plus cherry and lemon trees, and 2 grape arbors. Grapes are still there, we dont own home anymore. I want to recreate that in my backyard. What are your favorite varieties?
  • Graceonline Nov 5, 2007 @ 2:03 am | delete
    Mmmm. The delicious scent and taste of purple grapes warm from the vine, sour skins with the sweetest fruit inside. The arbor cooled the yard on a summer day and gave shady respite to a shy girl, tired of playing with the neighborhood gang. Thanks the for the memory jolt.
  • Christopher_Scott Oct 27, 2007 @ 6:17 pm | delete
    I love grapes!
  • flicker Oct 22, 2007 @ 6:09 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens! Makes me want to grow my own grapes. I sent you an email about my vegetable gardening group and a mistake I made (sorry). But I'm not sure the email system is working. If you didn't get it, pleasse let me know.
  • gods_grace_notes Sep 21, 2007 @ 10:45 am | delete
    We always had grapes in our backyard too... A yard without an arbor just seems somehow, incomplete! Thanks for all this great info...it's a perfect compliment to my Unit Studies group (feel free to join!)
    Thanks for such a great group for the Giants...I think you are Giant material yourself! Connie
  • GoodInfo Sep 19, 2007 @ 9:39 pm | delete
    Great lens! We all need to learn more about gardening and raising our own food as the world becomes more toxic and purchased food becomes more questionable.
  • KimGiancaterino Sep 19, 2007 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    I can sure use help with my grapes. Beautiful foliage, but no fruit... I'll put your tips to work! I have a lens on grapes too, and will feature yours there.
  • Susan52 Sep 17, 2007 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    I've wanted to "do" grapes for a very long time. Thanks for this great information! I especially like how you check to see if they're ripe. Yum!
  • rms Sep 15, 2007 @ 8:39 am | delete
    With all of my gardening experience, I've ne ver tried grapes. Thank you for a great source of information! 5*
  • Chi-TownChica Sep 5, 2007 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    Awesome, we now have enough of a yard to grow some. Grapes are the one thing I haven't ventured into yet. Going to start planning for next year!
  • awelldressedbullet Sep 2, 2007 @ 11:29 am | delete
    "If I can grow grapes, so can can you", you obviously don't know my gardening talent, I'm known as the "black thumb" LOL Great lens! - Kathy
  • GypsyPirate Aug 31, 2007 @ 11:14 am | delete
    Mac33: GDD = Growing Degree Days. Thanks for pointing that out, I've clarified it (I hope) and added a reference for it. That winery near you sounds like a great deal!
  • Mac33 Aug 31, 2007 @ 10:56 am | delete
    Another cool lens, Gypsy! There's a small winery near me that lets volunteers help with their pruning and harvesting. You get training, lunch and plenty of wine in exchange for the labor. Good deal for folks new to growing grapes. What is GDD?

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