Whether you want to make your own wine or have some tasty fruit, grapes are a good addition to your garden. Contra Costa master gardener Jim DeFrisco offers tips on backyard grape growing. Getting ...

Grapes rarely need to be fertilized, but it can take two to four years to establish vines for fruit production. (Torsten Kjellstrand/2010) Rainy as it is, spring has sprung and that means gardening ...

Justin Scheiner / Texas A&M University It's a fantasy of indulgent decadence: sitting under a shady arbor, idly reaching for luscious round grapes, and popping them one-by-one into your mouth. It's ...

Although grapes are currently dormant, growers, whether backyard or commercial, should not abandon the vineyard entirely during the winter months. This lull in work load is the perfect time to perform ...

Michigan has been growing grape vines since well before it became a state in 1837. Today, there are more than 140 commercial wineries, five federally-recognized viticultural regions and 13,700 acres ...

What a difference a month makes. Spring is here (71 degrees Fahrenheit outside on March 20), but unfortunately, so is a virus pandemic. Mother Nature and the vines do not wait for anyone or anything.