OGHomeslice
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I'd still like to grow grapes. I'm in the Houston metropolitan area. I bought some seeds of various grapes, but none of them sprouted (while other stuff I buy basically always sprouts), so I researched and I figured out it takes a good bit of work and time to even get them to sprout, then you might not have grapes for 3+ years!
So I was thinking of getting some grape vines. I know "muscadine" grapes are native to much of the south, including Texas. So I figure I should order some of these grape vines:
https://www.willisorchards.com/category/muscadine-&-scuppernong-grape-vines#.XlNDjyhKguU
They are all muscadines I think. Is this a good place to start?
I take it I should get the oldest ones possible (they sell 3 year old ones)?
And I should only get ones where I can get both a male and female so that they can actually make grapes?
Any particular type of soil I need to use, or growing tips?
It is also weird, if you look at their "male" and "female" vines, there is no or almost no overlap! Don't you need both a male and female of the same type so they can pollinate and actually make grapes?
Anything else I should know right off hand?
Thanks for any help!!!
So I was thinking of getting some grape vines. I know "muscadine" grapes are native to much of the south, including Texas. So I figure I should order some of these grape vines:
https://www.willisorchards.com/category/muscadine-&-scuppernong-grape-vines#.XlNDjyhKguU
They are all muscadines I think. Is this a good place to start?
I take it I should get the oldest ones possible (they sell 3 year old ones)?
And I should only get ones where I can get both a male and female so that they can actually make grapes?
Any particular type of soil I need to use, or growing tips?
It is also weird, if you look at their "male" and "female" vines, there is no or almost no overlap! Don't you need both a male and female of the same type so they can pollinate and actually make grapes?
Anything else I should know right off hand?
Thanks for any help!!!