Q: Last year my grapes had such bad powdery mildew that even the grapes dried up and looked moldy and shriveled. I was told by the master gardeners at the farmer’s market that I needed to do something ...

Italian researchers say humans may have given grapes the bacteria that causes acne The transfer happened about 8%2C000 years ago%2C when grapes were first cultivated The researchers named the bacteria ...

In an unusual and exceptional study published earlier this year, researchers found that grapevines were domesticated earlier than previously thought. While older data suggested that the fruit began ...

Scientists are gaining a better understanding of Pierce’s disease and how it affects grapevines. The disease, which annually costs California more than $100 million, comes from a bacterium called ...

1 Grading the vines: Old vine-grading standards called for at least 1/4-inch thickness for sapling vines, but Annie Favia suggests looking for perfectly round specimens with an even diameter and even ...

Grapes are a great backyard choice if you're seeking delicious juice, some wine to savor or snacks fresh from the vine. But look elsewhere if it's low maintenance or fast production that you want.

An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...

Q: We just moved to Las Vegas a few days ago and inherited an old grapevine growing under a pine tree. Does it need to be watered at all in winter? When and how it should be pruned? What should I do ...

Here's an ornamental grape that is a true foliar wonder, even without stripes or splashes: Vitis coignetiae . It's native to the mountain forests of northern Japan, "where it covers the trees from ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: Grapevines and fruit trees. Now is the time to clonally propagate grapevines, fig and pomegranate trees from cuttings. In a full to partial sun location, take a ...

A pest known as a threat to grapevines has been found in a residential area of Vacaville and state and local agricultural officials said Wednesday they are continuing to survey the area and will ...

LE CANNET-DES-MAURES, France (AP) — After a wildfire blazed through a once-picturesque nature reserve near the French Riviera, winemakers who grow the region’s celebrated crop are taking stock of the ...