The vines are deciduous, begin leafing out in March, and bear Aug-Sept in the south. Muscadines are vigorous and require yearly pruning. Each winter, usually in January, cut new growth back to 3-4 inch long spurs. This seemingly radical pruning is necessary for a bountiful crop and manageable vine. Vine will bear the second year after planting.
Muscadines often suffer magnesium deficiency, which is easily remedied with Epsom salts.
Vines do well in almost any well-drained soil. The flavor is very good. Fry' produces 1 in. An old-standby cultivar, Fry yields good crops of sweet, excellently flavored grapes. Bears early-late season.