Whether you want to make your own wine or have some tasty fruit, grapes are a good addition to your garden. Contra Costa master gardener Jim DeFrisco offers tips on backyard grape growing. Getting ...

Yakima County residents live in an American Viticulture Area (AVA) known for growing amazing wine grapes. But with a little work and planning, you can use some of the same principles used by wine ...

Grapevines in our area have come out of dormancy and have begun to grow. It’s fascinating to watch the buds open and develop this time of year. Buds are those bumpy parts growing on the plant. Each ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. What is one of the most widely grown fruits in the ...

Blackberry- Plant on 2 ft. spacing. Domesticated varieties. Fruit is extra large and sweet. Bears on two-year-old wood. Harvest fruit continuously for 1 month. Prune old canes after harvest for best ...

When properly pruned, grapes should produce a fruitful, delicious crop year after year. (Tiffany Woods/OSU Extension Service) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Once grapevines lose their leaves, the plants fade into ...

Q: I have a 5-year-old Thomcord grape and I was wondering how to prune it properly. I am using it to shade a chicken coop. A: I have never grown a Thomcord grape so I had to do a bit of reading up on ...