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Tue, Jul 29, 14 at 15:41
| Hi all, I am wondering if any of you have grown these tiny grapes. They are the grapes the 'raisin' people make 'Zante' Currants; a total misnomer. AKA 'champagne' grapes are fun to look at and very sweet. Would like to try growing them. As if I need another grape vine? Mrs. G |
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| Scott? Fruitnut? xxoo Mrs. G |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 0:00
| Mrs G, Zante is vinifera which is too much work for me in my climate. I would recommend you try Petite Jewel, its a hybrid grape that is small and supposedly very good. I was growing it but the plant died before I could try the fruits. I think Fedco was selling it at some point. Its not Zante but will be about as close as you can get in your climate I would say. Note the word "currant" for ribes comes from "Corinth" - the currants were named after the grape, not the other way around. These small grapes were grown in Zante/Corinth in Greece a verrry long time ago. Scott |
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| Thank you so much Scott. Can the grapes be grown in Calif? Mrs. G |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 10:25
| Yes, they are grown there. I have heard they are very hard to grow outside California or similar climate, much harder than other vinifera. Scott |
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