And, hurrah for grapes!It has already been proven that grapes are high in antioxidants (Grape Consumption Improves Antioxidant Capacity in Humans) but a new study just recently released shows that grapes help reduce many heart related risks including high blood pressure. Read all about it here at Science Daily.
If you are a market gardener or other produce farmer, now may be a good time to look into planting grapes. In most parts of the US, they are rather hardy and low maintenance. Most cultivars travel rather well to the market. They offer a nice taste of variety there among the vegetables, and if you operate a CSA, grapes are a nice, simple offering to your customers or shareholders.
Short on space? If you have a fence, reinforce the top with a 2 x 4 or a few strands of plastic coated wire and plant the young grape plants in the fence-row.
Don't have a fence? Build a small trellis for your antioxidant filled fruit to grow!
Want more grape growing information? Check out these links: Backyard Grapes; Growing Grapes for Home Use; How to Grow Grapes; and Grape Arbors - New Interest In an Old Tradition.
Definitely fruits help reduce many heart related risks including high blood pressure and fresh fruits makes health better
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