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 ...

Dear Roger: I plan to add another grape vine to my collection this year. Where can I buy good muscadine grapes, and what variety do you suggest? - A caller from Roseboro Dear Caller: One consideration ...

You can’t travel far in Northeastern North Carolina without passing a home with muscadine grapes growing in the backyard. Many of those vines we see have been growing for decades and the care of them ...

There are a few quintessential Southern fruits: blackberries, figs and muscadine grapes. You’ve driven by wild muscadine vines along the highway and maybe admired the vigorous vines growing 100 feet ...

Perhaps no other fruit is better adapted to South Carolina’s climate than muscadine grapes (Muscadinia rotundifolia). A cousin of table and wine grapes, muscadines are much more tolerant of our heat, ...

I grew up with muscadine grapes. I liked them as a kid and still enjoy them today. In my opinion, they are a southern late summer and fall treat. Not everyone shares in my fondness for this native ...

Muscadines are native North American grapes that grow in USDA zones 6 to 10. This wild grape was discovered in America in 1584 by the English explorer, Sir Walter Raleigh. Muscadines have been ...

I remember my mom used to go down the country roads and pick wild grapes for jelly making. I believe she called them Mustang grapes, but that is too much of a stretch for me to claim I remember the ...

Q: What is the difference between a scuppernong grape and a muscadine grape? Will both types grow here? Answer: There is quite a bit of confusion about the difference between the Scuppernong and the ...