Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...

Everyone loves fresh fruit. Across time and space, humans have prized sweet things that grow on trees, vines, and shrubs. The same is true of us home gardeners; even if we don't have to range far and ...

You have selected the kind of grapes you want to grow and selected the best spot on your farm/garden to grow them. Remember: Do not plant any grapevines on north facing slopes. Make sure there are no ...

Concord grapes on the vine. Public domain photo via Wikimedia Commons. Colorado is not well-known as a grape-growing region, but Front Range gardeners can still grow great grapes for making juice, jam ...

So in one of your weaker moments you have decided to grow some grapes. I have met many people who buy the “dream” of owning a vineyard. “Honey, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to look out over our ...

People plant grapevines in their backyards to get a rural aesthetic or for the love of wine itself, or even just for the science of it all. By Alyson Krueger Craig Lemoine had a concrete slab in his ...

While the grape and wine industry grows in Iowa and Illinois as a commercial venture — there also is interest in raising grapes in the backyard garden. Nearly 45 people showed up for a class last ...

Home gardeners can successfully grow grapes in the Midwest. Grapes can flourish in a backyard garden or a vineyard, but obstacles such as insects and knowing the proper harvest time can keep them from ...

When growing grapes in southeast Idaho it is important to remember you are growing grapes in southeast Idaho. We just don’t have the growing season for much variety. Don’t expect grocery store grapes ...

Blue Heron Vineyards, a mile west of Roseburg, Ore., was established in 2010 when Hal and Vicki Westbrook decided to transition from cattle to wine grapes. ROSEBURG, Ore. — Hal and Vicki Westbrook ...