Raintree Nursery's Grape Growing Guide!

Grapes are the most commercially valuable fruiting vine in the world, providing us with both sweet and crunchy table grapes as well as a plethora of flavors for wine. This week Laura Sweany, horticulturist with Raintree Nursery, is here to share the basics about growing grape vines! Like, subscribe, and visit us at www.raintreenursery.com for more great content!

[@workingtheyardwithwill7511]

Thank very much for this information. You're presentation was inspiring, insightful and very easy to comprehend. Happy gardening to you!

[@froginprogress8510]

I had two beautiful little muscat of Norway grapes that I got a couple months ago that were growing nicely and were just starting to form their little clusters. Then my dad and brother dropped a willow tree on them earlier today and broke both of them. Really hoping they recover.

[@RaintreeNursery]

They will regrow. Grapes are harder to kill than you'd think!

[@davidlui4183]

What kind of table grapes can I grow in Seattle? I like Thompson seedless grapes. Thank you Laura

[@laurasweany7635]

Hi, David - for our cool climate I highly recommend Himrod, which is a daughter of Thompson Seedless. It ripens reliably in the PNW, and it's also quite disease resistant. One of my favorites!

[@bee_marya]

Hi Laura! What about overwintering? I come from a northern climate where we cover the vines with mulch or soil to protect it from the snow. What do we do here in the PNW with all this rain and occasional frost?