We planted four healthy grapevines the first year we moved to the farm, so they are now 20 plus years old, we have been blessed with many harvests here on the farm and gifted away extras into the community. They make the best grape jelly and were a favorite with my late mother in law.

The time has come to add new grape vines officially to the “Park Garden” the birds gifted a baby of our current grapes on the fence line corner which is very happy there indeed, and i think we should give it a bit more help on its height and pruning this year as well.

While there are many places to buy your grape vines from, we have narrowed it down to three of the table grapes from WhiffleTree

I had shared these three on facebook and it turned out a fellow gardener has Canadice and has very kindly offered to gift me a few cuttings when she does her pruning this year, such a blessing indeed.

I think we have decided on Himrod. Has anyone grown this grape? if so, what you think of it? We are Zone 5a and this is a pretty open area yet, while we have hedgerows planted, they are not big enough yet to really offer winter wind protection which will be coming with time.

It will be lovely to have seedless fresh eating table grapes here on the farm as i find the kind we grow now to be to tart for fresh eating myself, others like them and respect that but for me, i have to eat the middle lol and leave the skins or i do the pucker power face lol

Do you grow grapes? if so what kind? Are you looking to add grapes to your garden this year and if so, what have your chosen?