Lafayette County residents are invited to help grow a greener community with a free tree and seedling giveaway. The event ...

Could some of the natural chemicals found in plants be powerful enough to improve cardiovascular health? Researchers are conducting a clinical study to evaluate the potential cardiovascular health ...

Most of the seeds and skin from grapes used for wine production winds up in waste streams. But scientists have found that the oil extracted from Muscadine grape seeds produces a form of Vitamin E, ...

Want to grow grapes in the South? If so, you have two choices: Plant muscadines, or plant another type of grape and watch the vines die. Table, wine and concord type grapes rarely live for more than a ...

Muscadine grapes are in season in our area. Known for their unique flavor, they are very different from the California seedless grapes at local stores. Muscadines have a stronger flavor, seeds and a ...

Florida is home to several native grape species that belong to the genus Vitis. The most common and famous native grape is Vitis rotundifolia, also known as the muscadine grape. Muscadine grapes are ...

Grapes are one of the oldest and most extensively cultivated food crops in the world. The earliest archaeological evidence of the domesticated grape comes from an area between the Black Sea and Iran.

If you plan on purchasing hundreds of grapevines from a nursery, be aware that most nurseries require a one year in advance order so they have time to propagate them for you. Buying a few vines for a ...

Muscadine grapes are native to Georgia, giving the state the lead when it comes to production of the wine making grape, experts say. That makes Georgia the right place to be for something a little ...

Early to mid-summer is the best time to propagate muscadine grapes. Muscadine grapes are native to the southeastern United States. They are tolerant to most insects and diseases and normally can be ...

The Rowan County 4-H Program is selling blueberry, blackberry, muscadine, raspberry and fig plants to support their activities during the year. Varieties of blueberries available include Brightwell, ...

It’s vine time as muscadines and scuppernongs are ripening now. These sour-skinned, but spicy-sweet on the inside native grapes, often referred to as the “Grapes of the South,” are like rutabagas and ...