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 ...

Grapevines in our area have come out of dormancy and have begun to grow. It’s fascinating to watch the buds open and develop this time of year. Buds are those bumpy parts growing on the plant. Each ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. What is one of the most widely grown fruits in the ...

Yakima County residents live in an American Viticulture Area (AVA) known for growing amazing wine grapes. But with a little work and planning, you can use some of the same principles used by wine ...

Whether you want to grow grapes for eating or drinking, backyard vineyards can be wonderful additions to your garden. They take some work, however, say Master Gardeners Brad Miller and Jim DeFrisco.

Blackberry- Plant on 2 ft. spacing. Domesticated varieties. Fruit is extra large and sweet. Bears on two-year-old wood. Harvest fruit continuously for 1 month. Prune old canes after harvest for best ...

Dear Denise: How are grapes pollinated —n by insects or, like corn, by winds? This past spring, I had many bunches of grapes on my vines. I realize that we had a very wet spring, but I thought the ...

Q: I live in the Marana/Tucson area and would love to grow wine and table grapes. I have a wash behind me and I have a wall around my back yard. What my chances are of growing my own grapes on ...