'Good' Grapes for Table, Jam, Juice, Freezing
Icydora, white grape, too early to evaluate, leaves are diseased, zone 4.
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Lorelei, one of the tastiest of the white grapes, hint of pineapple, early to mid-season, zone 3a,
19.6 Brix on Oct 17, 2017 |
Montreal Blues (ES 6-4-47, blue seedless), taste is just okay, productive, unfortunately SWD love it, early, zone 3b,
17.3 Brix on Sept 11, 2017 |
Petite Jewel, too soon to evaluate, tiny but reportedly delicious pink berries, early, zone 4.
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Somerset Seedless, pink berries, very tasty, productive, early to mid-season, zone 4,
15.2 Brix on Aug 27, 2019 |
Spartan Seedless, white berries, tasty, productive, early, zone 5b,
18.3 Brix on Oct 1, 2019 |
Trollhaugen (blue seedless), too soon for evaluation, may not ripen on our site, early, zone 4a,
13.1 Brix on Sept 26, 2018 |
'Rejected' Grapes for Table, Jam, Juice, Freezing
Alden, unhealthy plant with diseased leaves, mid-season, zone 5,
4.5 Brix on Oct 4, 2017 |
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Interlaken (white seedless), stunted growth, diseased leaves, mid-season, zone 6.
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John Viola, healthy, very productive, however taste is too acidic, mid-season, zone 3,
15.7 Brix on Sep 11, 2017 |
Jupiter (red seedless), stunted growth, diseased leaves - all leaves died, early to mid-season, zone 5.
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Lakemont, white berries, stunted growth, diseased leaves, mid-season, zone 6
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Marquis (white seedless), diseased. No growth and all leaves died. Tried this cultivar in two separate locations in different years with the same poor results, mid to late, zone 5b.
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Mars (red seedless), large berries, fair taste somewhat tart, 25% disease loss, some years excessive disease, mid to late, zone 5,
17.1 Brix on Sept 5, 2018 |
Moored, red berries with reportedly delicious muscat flavor; unfortunately poor growth, diseased leaves. Mid-season, zone 5.
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Reliance (red seedless), diseased, most grapes rotted before ripening, Reliance is superior to Suffolk Red in about all aspects. Reliance is an offspring of Suffolk Red. Mid to late season, zone 4b.
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Tomcord, blue berries, low vigor, died, mid-season, zone 5.
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Vanessa (red seedless), poor growth and diseased leaves. Grafting may be desirable on many sites to increase vine size. Early, zone 5b.
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Venus (blue seedless), poor growth and diseased leaves, early, zone 5.
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Yates, difficult to root and transplant; several efforts to root were unsuccessful. I could not get the vine to grow. After planting, sometimes it would start out but then die within a month. Finally I gave up on it. There are better varieties out there. Late, zone 5b.
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