What traps are you using? I might want to put a few up if they just target these jerks.
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So the thick skins on native muscadines is an acquired defense?
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Two types. The two sided wet/dry one from walmart and homemade two liter bottle ones. I find using the fruit itself for bait works best. Just bust it open to give off the most smell.
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Avoiding wasp stings. I picked most of my muscadines within an hour of sunrise and I saw plenty of fruit damage from the assumed wasp. The good news is that at this time of the day I don’t see any of the wasps and bees. The few times that I picked later in the day some wasps were present and chopping away. It might not be a practical time of the day for many people to pick so early but if you can this might help to prevent getting stung. I picked about 1.5 gallons of Black Beauty this morning with no wasp observed. Happy picking my friends.
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Another Idea would be wearing a cap with LED lights on it and picking muscadines in the black dark. I did that last night picking okra about an hour after dusk after neglecting this chore in the daylight. Worked fine. I bet the wasps would not want to go after you in the dark. Might run into a raccoon at night though. Just my 2 cents.
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Good idea. Thanks
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Deer eyeing my Cowarts.
Anchor pole on end leans in instead of out. When I originally built the trellis, I put some “Quickcrete” in the posthole, but it did not hold the outward lean. Geneva Double Curtain.
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Picture of Scuppernong jelly I cooked up using low-sugar pectin recipe. Taste is much better than eating the fresh Scuppernongs!
Actually, I generally like jam better than jelly. A few years ago, I tried canning Concord grape jam. I tried this by separating the skins and then using a strainer to get the seeds out of the juice and pulp. Combine everything but the seeds and cooked it up using pectin. Seemed like the toughness of the skins of the Concords (which is at least nearly as tough as most any muscadine skin) made the jam less desirable than the jelly I normally make out Concords. However, I have noticed that Scuppernong skins are not quite as tough as the skins of my Cowart’s. I may try making jam out of my Scuppernongs next year. I have made excellent plum jam with the skins included.
Anyone have experience cooking grapes (including the skins) into jam?
I’m guessing that now with all the muscadines picked that it is a good time to fertilize the vines.
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Fertilizer is needed in late fall if muscadines produced a heavy crop. Apply as soon as the grapes have been harvested. I’ve had best results giving 5 to 10 pounds per plant. This is for mature muscadines that typically produce 100+ pounds of fruit per year.
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Paulk is really good off the vine. I only have 3 points of reference but on a 1-10 scale i’d put 'em
Paulk 9
Black Beauty 8
Lane 5
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Anyone know what variety these muscadines are?
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I just received 2 Oh My Seedless and was wondering if I should plant them now outside or should I put them in a small pot and keep inside till spring? Didn’t know if the roots would grow since the cold airs coming on?
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If they were my plants I would go ahead and plant them. Keep them watered and the roots will grow some before going dormant. Those are expensive vines so I would also put a secure cage around them. As always it is your decision as to when to plant.
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Bill,
I’d like to add that dormancy does not mean total root shutdown for most plants. It is important to insure that non-native and hybrid specimens have adequate moisture in the soil during dormant seasons so that root processes vital to fruiting can take place.
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I got my Oh My the other day and it looks healthy but tiny. I really don’t want to keep it outside in the ground all winter but don’t know how to handle its dormancy. 
. It’ll be safer in ground than in a pot but it’s just soooo small……and expensive!….
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I’m hoping Gurney’s will ship it to CA during bareroot season.
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I don’t know how long people have been eating fresh frozen grapes. My first experience goes back about 25 years ago at our monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting. One of the snacks was a large bowl of seedless table grapes and I took out a few. These types of grapes are difficult to grow in my area so fast forward and the seedless muscadine made a pretty good replacement and has a more robust taste. They are slightly more chewy.
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I don’t grow Razz (seedless) but I would think that it would also make a good frozen snack
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I’m looking for that muscadine flavor in a seedless package.
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