Our recommended trellis systems have evolved over the past 50 years. Our first vineyards were planted using the Geneva Double Curtain. Most vineyards that were planted in the 1970’s-mid 1980’s used this trellis. Typical spacing would be 20 ft between plants and row spacing was either 12 or 14 ft apart.  By having multiple arms, […]

Shane & Kim HowellOwner: Kinfolk Farm of Georgia, Woodberry, GA Kinfolk Farm of Georgia offers: We are Shane and Kim from Kinfolk Farm in Woodbury, GA. Growing up we found a love for Muscadines. Every September, we would go to a vineyard in Conyers, GA and pick gallons of them to eat. Seven years ago […]

By Pamela Ison Duke I am the least visible of the Ison siblings. The second born of the four who grew up amongst the vineyards of Brooks Georgia. Those tender years of childhood are full of vivid and rich memories. Driving through row after row of vines, sitting on the side of the tractor as […]

Our vineyards are located about two miles from the nursery and our retail location. To get to the vineyard one would have to drive down a winding dirt road that I have probably driven down or rode shotgun thousands of times. Down this road is where our Aunt Vivian lives, Aunt Mildred lived, and the […]

by Darlene Ison-Evans What do you see when you look at the “Ole Mule Barn” in the pictures? I know, it’s just an old barn….   When I look at it, I see a dream, I see a young farmer with a vision, I see hope for a bright future. As he considered where to […]

About 2 months ago I was on the phone with a muscadine grower in South Carolina. He had a very good crop the fall of 2018, but his vines had not put out this spring. The varieties he had planted are vigorous plants and rarely over-crop, so I was perplexed on why his vines failed […]

Are your vines producing too much fruit, yes there is such a thing. On ideal bloom conditions or on some varieties of muscadines the vines can over crop or over produce themselves. In my opinion I believe the ideal fruit load is around 60 pounds per vine, if your vine has more fruit than this […]

The vineyard floor consists of the area that is on the ground directly under the main arm of the vine and has a width of about 24 inches. Muscadines have shallow roots that are typically 8-12 inches below ground level and run parallel to the top wire about 5 feet on either side of the […]

African Queen Muscadine If you have room for one more plant in your vineyard I would recommend planting the African Queen. It is one of our releases that works well for the home gardner. It is a female variety that ripens mid season, a vigorous grower, as well as a consistent producer. At the time […]