Tell wild grape apart from common moonseed and porcelain berry, which are poisonous and invasive look-alike plants that can ...

At our place along the Manitowoc River, my grandfather planted wild grapes and other plants for the birds. Later, I remember him complaining that the grapes were taking over the lilacs and cedar trees ...

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The wild grape is a native perennial vine found around most of Minnesota, except in the far north. It likes forest edges, most notably along lakeshores and river banks. Clusters of round, juicy, dark ...

Look for thick, prolific grape vines on shorelines or wherever the soil is sandy. The grapes are ready to harvest when they turn purple—usually early to mid-October. Since grapes and poison ivy tend ...

Researchers are crossing wild grapes with proven wine grape varieties to develop a good wine grape that can withstand the cooler northern Illinois weather. When you think about "wine country," ...

Q. I recently put up a wire fence (for a dog) in my backyard, and a friend suggested planting grapes along the fence row. I’ve never grown grapes before, and would like to try. What suggestions can ...

Sometimes the best Austin Answered queries come from above. By that I mean, from my editors. Features editor Deborah Sengupta Stith, an astute gardener, put forth a perfect question for this column in ...

That I was clutching my garden’s last tomatoes should have given me a clue to the time of year. But then, I walked past some wild grape vines on the way back to my house, and the beckoning aroma of ...

Grapevines worldwide face heavy losses from fungal diseases, with white rot posing one of the greatest threats.

People interbred domesticated vines with wild fruit. This is an Inside Science story. Many of the varieties of grapes used in today's wines are hundreds of years old. Genetic analysis shows that ...

URBANA – When you think about "wine country," Illinois may not be the first state that comes to mind. But it's actually big business on the prairie. There are 90 wineries licensed in Illinois and ...