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North Carolina's muscadine grape industry is growing. This site was developed to bring together the latest information from the Research and Extension Specialists at NC State University for muscadine growers throughout the state. For more information about the Specialists and their programs please visit the Resources page. For more information about North Carolina's muscadine industry please visit the website of the Please email questions or comments to Connie, Extension Associate for muscadine grapes at NC State University. |
2009 Muscadine Harvest Report:
2009 was a relatively wet, cool year for NC muscadine growers resulting in higher than normal black rot and bitter rot infections across the southeast. Growers that follow the recommended spray program maintained high fruit quality while those that did not saw yield reductions due to lesions that caused individual flowers or developing berries to whither on the vine.
Harvest this year was one to two weeks earlier than the average. Muscadines grown for wine (such as Carlos and Noble) had excellent yields this season, averaging 8-9 tons per acre. Muscadines for fresh eating also had high yields, as much as 5.5 tons per acre in some cultivars.
Muscadines in Bloom:
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| Unopened flowers | Flower cap coming off | Self-fertile flowers in bloom |
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| Muscadine flowers in bloom | Recently pollinated fruit | Developing muscadines |