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Re: newbie in alaska

oo oo — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:21:59 GMT

in the summer the sun just goes back adn forth across the southern horizon. it really weird. doesnt rise in the east or set in the west liek its supposed to

Re: newbie in alaska

Michel White — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:22:48 GMT

Connie, Does the daylight hours mean that you have actual sun that whole time at your location or is it just light. Might sound stupid but I've never been

Re: newbie in alaska

norbert stpierre — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:45:31 GMT

Hello Connie, I wish I could give an accurate answer. I don't know what may be missing if cool longer nights are taken out of the equation. In simple

Re: newbie in alaska

Michel White — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:11:56 GMT

I'm in Tucker. Gotta run, but I bet our paths will cross again online if you like grapes. Best regards, Michel ... From: oo oo To:

Re: newbie in alaska

oo oo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:07:09 GMT

omg michel i moved here 6 yrs ago from atlanta!! we lived in smyrna, mableton and acworth. hubby worked in the brookhaven area. what area of atlanta are you

Re: newbie in alaska

oo oo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:01:16 GMT

thank you norbert. we do have 24 hours of daylight (or very close to that amount) for most of our growing season. would that be any help in getting the grapes

Re: newbie in alaska

Michel White — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:59:26 GMT

I grew up in Lynn, Mass. but left when I was 13. I then moved to northern New Brunswick which is probably pretty close to the same temps you have there. I

Re: newbie in alaska

oo oo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:21:01 GMT

hi michel, i too grew up with concord grapes, only they were in my front yeard lol. i grew up in south west michigan. my dad was born in bourne, mass on cape

Re: newbie in alaska

Norbert — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:59:26 GMT

Hi Connie, Concords are what I know best. "Sunbelt" is one variety that ripens faster and more uniform, but that trait is found to be superior to concord only

Re: newbie in alaska

Michel White — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:30:06 GMT

Hi Connie! I grew up with Concord grapes in my back yard in Massachusetts, so this variety has always been dear to my heart. Fortunately, though, in the past

newbie in alaska

connie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:22:05 GMT

my hubby and i live in interior alaska and want to try growing concord grapes. does anyone know if they will grow here? our frost free season is about 80 days

Re: Anyone still enjoying Concord grapes?

david harris — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:19:10 GMT

i have concords here in northern indiana an i linke the info i get here dave harris said that Michel White wrote: Beta

Re: Anyone still enjoying Concord grapes?

romeo55001 — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:12:22 GMT

Re: Anyone still enjoying Concord grapes?

Michel White — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:43:08 GMT

Beta will also grow in 4a or b easily!....as will probably Bluebell(I think) and Minnesota 78. I think the main thing in that zone is to try to provide as

Re: Anyone still enjoying Concord grapes?

Roy A. Kelly II — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:11:08 GMT

Michel, Thanks for the tip. I have not tried Valiant. The Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows all of our area of Colorado at Zone 4b, so they should grow here. I