Guest guest Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Muscadine grapes sweet? I have eaten muscadine grapes from East Texas and they were always sour. They are wonderful and you can graft all kinds of grapes on the natural vines to have a great variety. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 9:56 AM, yogini_valarie <yogini_valarie wrote: Alice asked [[i'm curious - what's a muscadine area?]]** Muscadines are native grapes to the southeastern USA. They are firm, juicy, sweet and can be eaten right off the vine, made into mead, jams or pies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MuscadineWe have six muscadine vines, and like any grape vine, they must be staked (heavily) to support their weight. Every year, we yield about five gallons of muscadines. In the grocery stores here, they will sell them for about 6$ a half pound; yet, they grow wild everywhere! When hubby and I hike through the woods in summer, we pick them fresh and eat them as we are walking.Om Peace! Yogini Valarie Devihttp://hamsa-yogashala.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 muscadines are sweet-tart in my opinion. they grow wild in arkansas, i've never seen them here in Oklahoma. My dad grew up in Arkansas and has told me stories about picking them. We have a few local wineries that make a wonderfully sweet-tart muscadine wine. Grafing different kinds of grapes sound like a great idea for variety! We've always wanted to try growing our own grapes, but can't ever decide which ones to try. (My husband makes wine.) , Tom Williams <tomcw4aa wrote: > > Muscadine grapes sweet? I have eaten muscadine grapes from East Texas and > they were always sour. They are wonderful and you can graft all kinds of > grapes on the natural vines to have a great variety. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 9:56 AM, yogini_valarie <yogini_valariewrote: > > > > > > > Alice asked [[i'm curious - what's a muscadine area?]] > > ** Muscadines are native grapes to the southeastern USA. They are firm, > > juicy, sweet and can be eaten right off the vine, made into mead, jams or > > pies. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscadine > > > > We have six muscadine vines, and like any grape vine, they must be staked > > (heavily) to support their weight. Every year, we yield about five gallons > > of muscadines. > > > > In the grocery stores here, they will sell them for about 6$ a half pound; > > yet, they grow wild everywhere! When hubby and I hike through the woods in > > summer, we pick them fresh and eat them as we are walking. > > > > Om Peace! > > Yogini Valarie Devi > > http://hamsa-yogashala.com/ > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 The muscadine root is very hardy and naturally grows where other grapes would not thrive so grating other kinds woks really well. Wish I could join you in sip but you would not like if I did. Enjoy for me. I will stay with the unferminted stuff. Good for the heart On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Amy <kittymeho wrote: muscadines are sweet-tart in my opinion. they grow wild in arkansas, i've never seen them here in Oklahoma. My dad grew up in Arkansas and has told me stories about picking them.We have a few local wineries that make a wonderfully sweet-tart muscadine wine. Grafing different kinds of grapes sound like a great idea for variety! We've always wanted to try growing our own grapes, but can't ever decide which ones to try. (My husband makes wine.) , Tom Williams <tomcw4aa wrote:>> Muscadine grapes sweet? I have eaten muscadine grapes from East Texas and > they were always sour. They are wonderful and you can graft all kinds of> grapes on the natural vines to have a great variety.> > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 9:56 AM, yogini_valarie <yogini_valariewrote: > > >> >> > Alice asked [[i'm curious - what's a muscadine area?]]> > ** Muscadines are native grapes to the southeastern USA. They are firm,> > juicy, sweet and can be eaten right off the vine, made into mead, jams or > > pies.> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscadine> >> > We have six muscadine vines, and like any grape vine, they must be staked > > (heavily) to support their weight. Every year, we yield about five gallons> > of muscadines.> >> > In the grocery stores here, they will sell them for about 6$ a half pound;> > yet, they grow wild everywhere! When hubby and I hike through the woods in > > summer, we pick them fresh and eat them as we are walking.> >> > Om Peace!> > Yogini Valarie Devi> > http://hamsa-yogashala.com/ > >> > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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