Popular Seedless Grape is Very Cold HardyThe Niagara Grape (White), Vitis labrusca ‘Niagara’ , is a seedless grape that is commonly used for wines, champagnes, jams/jellies and juice.The Niagara grape was introduced in 1868 and has a very sweet taste that makes it perfect to serve fresh on the table. Niagara Grapes are the leading green grape grown in the United States. Most American consumers recognize the Niagara as the source of most white grape juice. the Niagara Grapes are full of vitamins and antioxidants that help keep us healthy. The Niagara grapes are very cold hardy, thriving in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5 to 8, and will produce vigorously for 20 years or more. The best planting area for grape vines is where they receive full sun with good air circulation. Niagara Grapes can grow from 15 to 20 feet tall. It is best to provide young plants with some wind protection and planting on the south side of a building or windbreak works best. Niagara Grapes are climbing vines so it’s best if they are trained on a trellis, pergolas, fences, arbors or around patios. Grape vines require a deep soil that drains well.Keeping a pH level of 5.5 to 7.0 is ideal. Excessively wet or dry soils should be avoided. Work the soil to remove weeds and add humus such as peat moss, compost, or aged manure to improve soil quality.Home grown grapes are fresher and generally taste better when picked straight from the vine. Order your today and start enjoying your home grown Niagara Grapes!* Green Seedless Grape* Vigorous Grower* Long Lived .
Category: Grape Vines
Southland Muscadine Grape Vine
A native grape with big, juicy flavor! If you live in the southeast you are probably already familiar with the deliciousness of wild muscadine grapes. Southland Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia ‘Southland’) brings that great flavor and hardiness from the southern wild to your home garden. This is a classic grape vine that produces clusters of large, deep purple grapes. The fruit is tangy-sweet and juicy. Use it to make great home-made wine, jellies and jams. They are delicious snacks eaten straight out of hand, but try chilling them a few hours in the fridge for an addictive treat!These are fast-growing vines, so use them to provide deep shade on your trellis, gazebo or arbor in no time. The big leaves put on a colorful show in autumn and the peeling bark provides great winter interest. These easy fruit-bearing vines laugh at humidity that will kill other grapes and handle temperature extremes without a fuss.These are native to southeastern states from Delaware to Florida and through Texas and Oklahoma. They are self-fertile, so you only need one, but trust us, you’re going to want more than one! * Big harvests of purple grapes * Huge burst of flavor * Easy care * Handles humidity like a champ.
Carlos Muscadine Grape Vine
A native grape with big, juicy flavor! Before the Civil War, when great feasts were held on the colonnaded porches of the antebellum mansions throughout the south, toasts were given in crystal glasses filled with sparkling bronze sweet wine. This wine wasn’t from France or South America. It was homemade from the delicious berries of native muscadine grapes that grew wild throughout the southeast. You can still find a few muscadine vines in the southern wild, but why go to all of that trouble if you can grow your own vines right at home?Carlos Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia ‘Carlos’) is a classic grape vine that produces large, bronze grapes. The fruit is tangy sweet and juicy and makes great home-made wine, jellies and jams. They are even fantastic snacks eaten straight from the vine. (Try chilling them a few hours in the fridge, though, for an addictive treat!)These are quick-growing vines that will cover your trellis, arbor or shade structure in no time. In the fall, the big leaves put on a colorful show, while winter brings fascinating bark and vine structure to your garden.These vines are native to the southeast from Florida to Delaware and through Texas and Oklahoma. They are self-fertile, so if you only have room for one, it will still give you a great harvest. But if you have room for more…well…trust us, you’re going to want more!* Big harvests * Huge burst of flavor* Easy care* Handles humidity like a champ.
Concord Seedless Grape
Delicious, Seedless FruitThe Concord Seedless Grape is a seedless blue-black fruit that is produced on this deciduous fruiting vine. This very productive grape has dark blue fruit that resembles Concord in color and flavor but the clusters and berries are slightly smaller and the fruit is seedless. You’ll get all the flavor, vigor and productivity of the original, but you won’t have to deal with the seeds! It even ripens slightly ahead of the original Concord. It is highly regarded as a pie grape and excellent for fresh eating, jam and jelly and ripens in late September. This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage.Grapes are primarily grown for fruit production in home fruit gardens where they provide good ornamental value: bold summer foliage, showy fruit, some fall color and shaggy, twisted trunking and branching often best seen in winter. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures. The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home. Grapes need full sunlight and high temperatures to ripen, so plant on southern slopes, the south side of windbreaks, or the south sides of buildings. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share.* Blue Black Grape* Seedless* Variety of Uses.
Catawba Grape
Classic American GrapeDelicious Catawba grapes (Vitis labrusca + Vitis vinifera ) have been used for wine, jellies and fresh eating since they were first cultivated in American gardens in 1801. Discovered in North Carolina, Catawba was the king of American vineyards in the early nineteenth century, rivalling wines produced in Europe at the time. The one-two punch of a powdery mildew blight and the decimation of vineyards during the Civil War led to this once famous grape’s drop into obscurity.We at Nature Hills are proud to offer this classic grape to the 21st century gardener. Catawba grapes are stronger now and more resistant to diseases. They are easy to grow with a little TLC and plenty of sunshine.Use these strong growers to cover a patio or scramble up a pergola. They will ramble along a fence or fill a large pot. The leaves turn a classic fall gold in autumn, which just adds to the pleasure of growing these beauties at home.Beautiful on its own, as a specimen plant, or as part of the larger landscape, Catawba Grapes are sure to please. Just give it full sun and plenty of water to get it established and it will reward you with years of delicious fruit. Order yours today!* Healthy vines * Delicious fruit * Winter hardy.
Concord Grape
The Concord Grape, Vitis ‘Concord’, is a well-known, high quality blue-black grape that is delicious for fresh eating, juice, jelly or jam. Its berry size and clusters are medium to large. Good for home gardens because it is a reliable producer and vigorous grower. Ripening in late September, it is one of the oldest cultivated American grape varieties still commonly grown. Some Missouri vineyards grow this Concord for producing sweet after dinner wines. It is also grown in the Finger Lakes area of New York, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Southwest Michigan, and the Yakima Valley of Washington.The skin of a Concord grape is typically dark blue or purple, and often is covered with a lighter colored “bloom” which can be rubbed off. It is a slip-skin variety, meaning that the skin is easily separated from the fruit. It’s best to train the stronger cane of the two canes that develop from the plant to a strong stake, five to six feet tall. Remove any suckers growing from the base of the canes.This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage. Grapes are primarily grown for fruit production in home fruit gardens where they provide good ornamental value: bold summer foliage, showy fruit, some fall color and shaggy, twisted trunking and branching often best seen in winter. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures.The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home.Grapes need full sunlight and high temperatures to ripen, so plant on southern slopes, the south side of windbreaks, or the south sides of buildings. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share.* Blue-Black Grape* Cold Hardy* Abundant Fruit .