How To Grow Organic Grapes ANYWHERE In ANY Climate

In today's 2 minute garden tip, I share how to grow organic grapes anywhere in any climate! Grapes are naturally cold hardy, and most grape vines are very prone to disease in hot and humid climates. As a result, they can be hard to grow in most places. Grapes grown in hot, humid conditions often take large crop losses, so natural disease resistance is key.

In the United States, grapes grown in the South and Mid-Atlantic often suffer crop losses from black rot and other fungal and bacterial diseases. In the South, a disease called Pierce's Disease exists that is fatal to most grape vines once infected. Southern gardeners are often relegated to growing muscadine grapes, which are native to the South and naturally resist Pierce's Disease. Modern seedless grapes rarely have resistance to Pierce's Disease, and newly developed cultivars that do are still mostly reserved for commercial growing and haven't been made available to the retail market yet.

The resurgence in backyard gardening has renewed interest in previously forgotten heirloom grape vine cultivars. Breeding programs established by famed horticulturalist Thomas Volney Munson (T. V. Munson) developed numerous varieties tolerant of Pierce's Disease, as well as incredible disease resistance to other common grape diseases. Many of these hardy, disease resistant varieties have been forgotten in exchange for modern seedless grape varieties with uniform size for sale at grocery stores. However, the desire to grow grapes in climates where common seedless grapes won't survive or take heavy losses has led to some nurseries re-introducing these T. V. Munson grapes back into the marketplace.

The variety featured in this video is called Mrs. Munson. It is not only tolerant of Pierce's Disease, but it is one of the most disease resistant grapes ever produced. It allows for growing organic grapes almost anywhere, even in climates like South Texas. The flavor is delicious and unlike any grocery store grape. It's very complex with hints of plum, cherry and blackberry and is amazing for fresh eating.

Not all T. V. Munson varieties are tolerant of Pierce's Disease. Ensure you verify tolerance before investing in the variety if you need the resistance. Most of his grapes will be seeded. Mrs. Munson may contain 1-3 seeds per grape, with some being seedless.

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[MinuteGardenTips]

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[vidushihabits]

We love seeded fruits, especially grapes. That’s natural and healthy

[AnyKeyLady]

Did you hear about this through the grape vine?

[samanthawhang]

I saw an older video of yours about stocking up on gardening items at the end of summer. So yesterday I figured I would stop by the garden section at my local store just to see if there were any sales. Well some things were already on clearance. I got huge bags of organic garden soil for $3 a bag. 😱

[jeanhernandezrodriguez]

For those of you who don't know, seedless does not mean the fruit does not produce seed. If not it could not be reproduced. It only means that it produces little quantity of seeds as compared to the non breeded wild variety.

[PsychologyFacts-n-Trivia]

I'm just west of Houston in Katy, Texas. This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you.

[mikehart]

Yo he's not lying about the flavor!!

I was @ someone's house one time & she had a grape vine growing on her fence...
When I tasted it I couldn't believe it was a grape.
It was @ that moment I realized I had lived almost 40 years & never had tasted a real grape before. 😩🤦🏿‍♂️
It was absolutely delicious!!

It's what drove to look up videos like this one bc I need those in my life!
ASAP

[christineedwards]

That's a cool heirloom plant! Thanks for the info, I love learning some of the history behind different cultivars. What species did Munson originally use to create that? I live in a wine region, and there are wild fox grape vines scattered through the woods. I'll have to check them out for that disease to see if I can identify it, now that I know it exists.

[Cheezitnator]

I planted two pink reliance grapes this year as bareroot sticks and once they emerged they tried to fruit already. They grow so fast.

[tiffanythornock]

Have you done a video on how you string up your grapes? It looks very practical

[granniji]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. I appreciate you

[kristin]

i have a grape plant i bought last year, please share fertilizer and schedule on fertilizing..there are tons out there but i prefer your approach! ...

[southsidecarly]

Thanks for sharing the video, I’ve been looking for a good grape to grow that won’t take forever to produce.Have a great day! 🍇 🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇

[dvrmte]

I live in upstate South Carolina zone 7b. Pierces disease(PD) is bad but not as bad as it is in the low country. Muscadine varieties with reasonable hardiness grow well here.
I wouldn't even attempt to grow bunch grapes organically. Black rot and the mildews destroy vines and crops. I'm growing Southern Sensation seedless grape that's supposed to have resistance to PD. I haven't had problems with PD but the black rot is terrible on it. I use conventional fungicides and I can only control it slightly. I'm also growing Thomcord seedless and I'm surprised how well it's done. I use imidacloprid systemic insecticides applied as a drench to control the sharpshooter vectors of PD. It's on it's third year and looks great with very little black rot or other disease. I do spray it with conventional pesticides. I harvested over 20 lbs. of grapes from it this year. They're the best grapes I've ever grown. Hopefully I can keep it alive a few more years.

[StephanieGammon-FaithandCreati]

Awesome!! We have muscadine vines popping up everywhere around our property. But I don’t want to eat those haha. What are the light requirements for this variety? I unfortunately have a mostly very shaded back yard. Thanks for sharing!

[SincerelyShireen]

I would love yo try these. But PLEASE is there a SEEDED equivalent to this? I'm in San Antonio TX and I'm so upset that I can no longer find organic seeded grapes.

[EvolutionWendy]

Deli-eli-ishous!
I'm excited about this interesting grape. And all those charm and quirks make it more interesting to the home gardener, phooey on identical supermarket produce.

[Sunflowerdivinity]

I am going to get these grape plants!! ❤

[AlohaGrower]

Can grapes be grown in a place that only see 1-3 hours of sunshine a day during June-August

[myurbangarden]

I am growing Reliance and Niagra grapes 🍇 here in Central Texas