Ison’s

 Grapes of my past 

I came upon the old Ison’s catalog of my father and his order for the muscadine grapes:2-Dixie, 2-Noble, 2-Jumbo, 2-sugargate, 3-cowart, 1-pride, 1-chief, 1-southland. We set them out in Crawfordville in Wakulla County with railroad creosote posts and wires at three levels. We had two overhead arbors as well. For years we enjoyed the grapes, with enough for friends and neighbors to come and pick. When my father sold the place in 2001, it was eventually bulldozed for a subdivision. I

We never replanted when he moved to Williston.

Today, upon seeing Sandy Bird post, I went online to Ison’s Nursery in Brooks, Georgia and ordered a Dixie and a Fry. I may go back and order a Cowart as well. 

So now I will ponder where to plant them when they ship in November.