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| U Ark has recently released Faith, Hope, Joy, and Gratitude grapes. That program is responsible for many of the good recent grape releases, including Jupiter, Venus, etc, so these are definitely worth looking into. I think they are just out this year so I expect nobody here has any experience with them? Sources I found include Schlabachs and Double A. Scott |
Here is a link that might be useful: U Ark grapes
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- Posted by strudeldog 7 NW GA (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 22:06
| A departure from the Celestial names. I hope disease resistance was an objective, but I only see the mention of no testing with Pierce's disease. |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Thu, Dec 20, 12 at 9:53
| Strudel, see the video below where the breeder of these grapes is giving the pitch. It sounds like they screen out any varieties with disease problems under their spray program, but they don't check for natural resistance. So, my guess is they will be OK given the genetic material of disease-resistant cultivars they have built up there, but there could be some less resistant guys in the batch. This will be a good thing to watch for. I decided to try Joy (best flavor) and Gratitude (sounds like a Thompson Seedless kind of grape, my family will like that one). I'd try them all if I had room - based on the past track record of this program these could be some very good grapes. Scott |
Here is a link that might be useful: Video about current grape breeding, 15:30 or so is UArk disease info
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| Scott: Thanks for the heads up here but I'm going to pass on trying these for right now. They all seem tight clustered, not my favorite type grape although other than potential rot issues that's no big deal. I fruited Jupiter this year and was disappointed. It is certainly sweet and decent flavor but the skin is uneatable to my taste. They do say some of these new grapes have eatable skin. The one advantage of Jupiter over the better eating Vinifera grapes is that it broke bud a month later in my greenhouse. Don't need it there but do outside here. I don't expect these new grapes to be as good eating as Summer Muscat, Summer Royal, and Crimson seedless my favorites in the greenhouse. Just adding this for those who can grow both types. |
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| I made a mistake in my post above and the edit feature is not working. The Jupiter actually broke bud earlier than any other grape. It was the Muscat of Alexandria that broke bud very late last year. I'm sorry for the confusion. |
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| I know this post is a few months old, but I was about to start a new thread about the same subject, so I was glad to find this one. I've purchased "Joy" "Hope" and "Jupiter" from Double A. I nearly purchased Gratitude in place of Hope, so I'd be interested in how yours does, Scott. I was also torn between Jupiter and Reliance, but decided on Jupiter. These will take the place of my other grapes, which I'm pulling out - Concord, Niagra, and Catawba (I didn't know much about grapes when I bought those). I may stick those along an old fence row in the back of the property and forget about them. Since Hope, Joy, Gratitude, and Faith are new releases, I doubt many have any experience with them. I'm just hoping for good disease resistance and good flavor. I'd like to hear updates on yours, Scott, and anyone else who may grow them. |
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