CULTURE 
PLANTING TIME—Muscadine grapes may be set any 
time from November 15th to March 15th, or while dormant. 
The best time to set Muscadine grape vines is in December 
or January. This gives plenty of time for winter rains to 
settle the soil around the roots of the plants. 
SOIL TYPE and FERTILIZER—Muscadine Grapes are 
suited to almost any well-drained fertile soil where the tem- 
perature does not go below zero degrees Fahrenheit in win- 
ter. The use of upland is recommended. Better yields may 
be expected from black or sandy loam. Red land will give 
fruit of richer flavor. The use of manure is highly recom- 
mended, especially the first two years. The first-year plants 
should receive one shovel full of manure per plant. Gradual- 
ly increase the amount used as plants increase in size and age. 
If there is any fertilizer deficiency in the soil, commercial fer- 
tilizers should be used. A 6-8-6 fertilizer is recommended, 
one-half pound per plant the first year, increasing this amount 
as vines mature. Ten-year-old vines should receive two to six 
pounds per plant. If vines do not show a thrifty growing con- 
dition sidedress with Nitrate of Soda to correct the deficiency. 
CAUTION—Do not let fertilizer or manure come in direct 
contact with the vine or roots. 
PLAN—We recommend that one hundred eighty plants 
be set per acre, spacing the plants twenty feet apart in the 
row. The rows should be twelve feet apart. This will re- 
quire one hundred sixty female (bearing) plants and twenty 
Male or Self-fertile plants per acre. The object of spacing 
Male plants throughout the vineyard is to get even distri- 
bution of pollen on all plants. A diagram should be drawn 
for the spacing of Male plants in the vineyard. A simple plan, 
plant a Male every third vine on every third row. For small 
vineyards, it is recommended that one Male plant be planted 
for each one to twelve bearing vines. The Male should be 
placed as near the center as possible. We suggest the follow- 
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