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Old January 20, 2013   #9
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Originally Posted by fortyonenorth View Post
Thanks for the replies. The Ison's website is wonderful but, sadly, I may be on the fringe of hardiness for Muscadines here in NW Indiana. We're close enough to the lake (Michigan) that we enjoy a relatively balmy microclimate--even compared to a few miles inland--but, we still see the occasional "cold"winter, though not as often as in decades past.
Muscadine PDF file from NC Coop Ext Serv

They list a few hardy varieties. I guess it depends exactly how cold it gets where you are located.

You know your micro climate better than anyone. How cold does it get there?
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