I’m a big fan of Lane too - my most consistent muscadine in terms of fruit production every season in central NC. I like Supreme as well but it hasn’t produced a large crop every year for me. In terms of fruit quality, Supreme is a bit larger and firmer, but the difference in taste is marginal in my opinion. My Paulk vine is younger and only produced its first crop this last year. I also would rate Paulk behind Lane and Supreme for fruit quality so far, but I’m hoping it improves with age.
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@Fusion_power … I have been feeding mine a couple gallons of high N miracle grow about once a month. They are growing well… and at about the same rate.
I bet by the end of September (another two months) they will fill the trellis.
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Both of these vines look healthy and it will be interesting to see how far down the wire they get this year. I’m glad to see some others growing Oh My. Even though they are an expensive muscadine plant I have no regrets purchasing it.
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Comments about Oh My. I live in a large subdivision of about 200 houses. When we first moved here my excess fruit was and still is muscadines. I grow fruit as a hobby and never wanted it to try and make money from sales of fruit. I reached out through our private facebook page offering muscadines free to anyone in our group who wanted some samples. Year one about 4 people wanted some. Year two about 7 people wanted some. This is the third year and as of now 12 people and counting want some. Most of them don’t know anything about varieties so I always tried to add a few samples in smaller bags of each type. The trend I see is more people are requesting the seedless one (Oh My). Some comment about how easy it is to make jelly and jam without dealing with seeds. I’m sure there are other groups that like eating them fresh and not having to discard the seed. Down the road I’m confident as more seedless varieties are developed you will see more households buying them. Oh My is a good start but we need a couple more larger black and bronze varieties that are seedless.
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This is my third year growing Paulk and it is loaded. I got a little slack with taking care of these vines but they have done well despite my neglect. The Paulk fruit is attractive just hanging on the vine. They have a tendency to be almost all the same size. My Paulk is starting to turn black but they look like it will be another 3-4 weeks before they ripen.
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In the future will seedless muscadines be as popular as table bunch grapes in the grocery stores and Walmart type stores? If no, why?
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I don’t think muscadines will be as popular as table grapes anytime soon but I do see them gaining a market share and slowly growing. You never know long term.
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I took some photos today, of my 2 best vines. The best of the best is ‘Dixie’ from Isons. (for me) The second is one called Tara. This is the first year since 2018, when I planted them, that it has produced a decent crop.
I am trying to outwit the birds this year - and netted them.
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Did your vines produce, but the birds got them or did they not produce? My problem is squirrels. They got 90% of my muscadines. I bought 2 traps now to reduce the population. My vines are in their second year, so my yield isn’t high yet and I want to sample as many as possible.
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As of now the birds haven’t bothered my muscadines. I have a fence charger to deter the raccoons and opossums.
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@Visceral - I shouldn’t blame just the birds. I’m sure the possums and raccoons helped them out. But, I saw lots n lots of birds landing and flying and lots of grapes ruined and on the ground under the vines.
This net was exactly the right length to reach ‘down the line’ - we gathered it underneath and closed it as best as we could. I am hoping that getting stuck a time or two will deter whoever tries to climb through.
I had hoped to create a lightweight frame, of sorts - to give me a space between the net and the vine, so the birds cannot reach the fruit on the outside. Had to leave that for another year, because there is just too much to do.
Take heart! The vines need to grow to be able to support grapes. I didn’t get a significant crop for the first couple, maybe 3 years. I didn’t know how to prune them properly, either. This winter I did a better job. It’s tough . . . there’s a lot to cut off. I also kept the trailing ‘stuff’ underneath trimmed. If not, they get so heavy. The trimming helps.
@Auburn Has more experience with grapes than I do . . . and I see he has added some information. I wish I had a way to put a zapper around my fruit cages - but I haven’t gotten that far. I would think that once an animal gets a good ZAP - they will run for the hills. And hopefully remember the next time, before trying it.
Good Luck. Here is the best net I’ve worked with, so far. - Karen
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the Kania 2000 is a great squirrel trap. Mount it vertically on the poles or on trees off the ground, bait with nuts. Best trap by far I ever tried.
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How long does it take to see roots on a muscadine air layer? This time it took roughly 5 weeks. I have air layered several muscadines and 5 weeks to root is typical. I normally let more roots developed before detaching.
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Thats a good amount for a second-year vine. Your Carlos is earlier than my Carlos vine. I’ve got a Scuppernong vine also. The Carlos is the larger grape. Slightly different taste but close. Carlos is sweeter.
I picked 10 LBs from one plant, about half of the grapes. My Isons are also getting ripe, bearing well too. Fry a little wimpy grower for me, but also has a good crop. My Darlene is vigorous, but has just maybe 2 to 3 pounds on it.
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Just wondering… how much fruit in pounds am I likely to get from my Isons and Oh My vines once they are producing good.
???
Thanks
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I don’t have Isons. I think 40-50 pounds would be a good target for a mature Oh My.
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