What grapes for eating ripen in the Seattle area? I do grow concord, but are there any red or green grapes that ripen in this climate?
Both WSU and OSU Fruit Research Stations recommend Buffalo, Canadice, Van Buren, Vanessa, and Venus.
Following is WSU’s entire list:
- Table grape varieties (*currently planted at Mount Vernon)
- Buffalo – midseason Concord type, blue
- Canadice* – early pinkish red
- Interlaken Seedless* – early white, vigorous
- Lynden Blue – very early blue, seeded
- Mars* – medium early, blue
- Reliance*- early, red, table and juice
- Saturn* – medium early, red
- Van Buren – blue Concord type, early
- Vanessa* – early red
- Venus* – early red
- NY 78.836.06* – selection from Geneva, NY breeding program
(Source: Washington State University, Mount Vernon)
You may find Oregon State University’s publication about Growing Table Grapes by Bernadine C. Strik of interest as well.