“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 ...

Yakima County residents live in an American Viticulture Area (AVA) known for growing amazing wine grapes. But with a little work and planning, you can use some of the same principles used by wine ...

I grew up with muscadine grapes. I liked them as a kid and still enjoy them today. In my opinion, they are a southern late summer and fall treat. Not everyone shares in my fondness for this native ...

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 ...

One of the best blue flowering plants is the Valerie Finnis grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum "Valerie Finnis"). This spring-blooming bulb is short (only 6 to 8 inches tall) but packs a colorful ...

Grapes are a fun and healthy snack and can grow well in Iowa. Experts have recommendations about which grape varieties to grow and offer best practices for harvesting and producing. They're ...

Q: Although I was able to control the grape leaf skeletonizer all summer, I came back from a three week trip with 99 percent of the leaves stripped and dried up. The grapes were picked in August and ...