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GRAPE ‘CATAWBA‘ (TABLE) 1YR NO.1 - GR109 (25 P.BAG)
Grow Your Own Fresh Fruit! ‘Catawba’ is a popular red variety that is exceptionally vigorous. The fruit holds well after being picked. The Catawba Grape has a very sweet taste that makes it ideal to serve fresh on the table of for juice and wine. Grapes are not particular about soil preference and do especially well in clays and loams that have been improved with organic matter. Not only do the plants produce fruit, grapevines are also ornamental. Train vines over an arbor or pergola to create a striking garden accent and you’ll soon be harvesting your own fresh grapes.
The vines are allowed to run as they will the first year and the posting or staking is done the second or third year when you will prune heavily, leaving only 2 or 3 buds on the strongest stem. As it grows you’ll keep only the most vigorous sprout to form the main stem. Shallow cultivation and mulching are beneficial.