The best time to harvest your grapes is early morning when temperatures are coolest. This helps in stabilizing the sugar which locks in the aroma and flavor of the grapes.

From the time the grape vine sets fruit, it can range anywhere from 30-70 days for the berries to change color from green to what ever the color the variety of grapes you are growing. This is when the sugars rise and the sal I si lick acids decrease inside the grapes. The Salicylic acid can aggravate the intestines if you eat the grapes on an empty stomach

Unlike peaches and plums that continue to get sweeter after picking. Grapes are the very opposite in that the longer they’re on the vine, the sweeter they’ll get. One way I know it’s time to harvest is when the stems start to brown. The grapes should separate from the bunch fairly easy.

Once harvested you want to hold off on washing the grapes because the excess moisture can affect the shelf life and they won’t last as long.

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