Do you want to grow grapes or berries in your home garden? Then you should download this NC State Extension publication Grapes and Berries for the Garden.

There are many varieties of each fruit, but it is best to select only those adapted to the climactic conditions in your area. This will ensure good fruit quality and help prevent serious insect and disease problems, which are more likely to occur when using varieties not adapted to an area.

Start with disease-free, certified plants from a reliable nursery.

It is not a good practice to use your own plants or your neighbor's plants.

Generally, choosing two or three varieties with different ripening dates will extend the harvest season for any fruit. Selecting a number of varieties of a fruit may also improve pollination, especially for some varieties of muscadine grapes (female types) and rabbiteye blueberries. Experimental data and experience show that cross pollination is very beneficial with blueberries. Planting alternate pairs of rows of any two varieties of the same species has proved satisfactory