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["Richard O'Barr" <topgun@otelco.net>]

Here in zone 7 I like Champanel and consider it to be more disease resistant
than the concord. I still like Niagara and Fredonia plus a few others but
the names are not clear to me now. I'm supposed to have Canadice but I'm not
sure if the pink one I have is it or not.
I have used Buffalo and Steuben in the past with good success. I'm sure Lon
will have other thoughts.
Topgun
----- Original Message -----
From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
To: <growgrapes@yahoogroups.com>; "NAFEX List" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 9:43 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Grape suggestions?


> I'd like to plant four more grapevines next spring - each one a
> different variety - and could use some suggestions. I've got Lon's book,
> but they all look good. There are just so MANY different kinds.
>
> I want them primarily for fresh-eating, and making juice with any
> extras. I'm really not going to be making wine, I'm sure. Of course, I'd
> prefer that they ripen at different times, with early grapes being
> especially nice. I don't care much if they're seeded or seedless - I'd
> almost prefer seeds, but I don't know why. And I'm planning to plant
> them 8 ft. apart, which I know is crowding things (my other option is
> 16' apart, but then I could only plant two), so it might help if they
> weren't TOO vigorous. But that's a minor issue.
>
> A few years ago, I planted two Concord and one Caco. Unfortunately, it
> was a spur-of-the-moment purchase at a local store, and I didn't know
> what I was getting. They're doing fine (the Concord are extremely
> vigorous), and there's no apparent disease or bug problems. But the
> Concord grapes ripen singly, not the whole bunch at once (apparently due
> to our hot summer nights). And I don't have a clue what the Caco will be
> like, since this is the first year I'll get many grapes. (Note that they
> both survived the late freeze remarkably well.)
>
> I like the really 'grapey' taste of the Concords or of the wild grapes
> that used to grow along the Missouri where I lived as a kid. But then
> again, when it comes to food, I like just about everything. Anyone care
> to give me some suggestions - four varieties I might plant next spring?
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Bill
> Lincoln, NE (cold zone 5, AHS heat zone 7)
>
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