People plant grapevines in their backyards to get a rural aesthetic or for the love of wine itself, or even just for the science of it all. By Alyson Krueger Craig Lemoine had a concrete slab in his ...

“The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams,” Englishman Thomas Love Peacock wrote 200 years ago. He was onto something. Grapes are wonderful for eating, juicing and ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. What is one of the most widely grown fruits in the ...

Jim Duff grows several varieties of wine grapes in his Pendleton yard including this Malbec plant. At one time, Duff tried growing wine grapes on a commercial scale near Pendleton, but found the going ...

If you plan to grow woody plants such as fruit trees or grapevines, it is important to train them early. The first few years of growth determines the final shape and structure of a plant. I was ...

The garden grapevine is an old-fashioned plant not much favored anymore. Your grandpa used to grow it because it reminded him of boyhood on the farm. But the farm is too far removed from most ...

Grapes are popular for their sweet taste and versatility. They are consumed fresh as a healthy snack and are popular in fruit ...

Haven’t got round to pruning your grape vines yet? You need to get a wiggle on as garden experts have warned early spring is your last chance to do it. Pruning is the process of cutting back parts of ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A new project led by Cornell University researchers will explore how genetically identical grapevines adapt to differences in temperature, humidity, soils and other environmental ...

PENDLETON — Like a lot of farmland surrounding Pendleton, Duff Ranches is dominated by dryland wheat fields that stretch over the vast, rolling countryside. About 10 years ago, Jim Duff decided to try ...