Muscadine U-Pick Orchards in Citrus County, west Florida in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for muscadines that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have muscadines orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

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Citrus County

• Moran Blueberry Farm and Nursery - peaches, nectarines, plums, Muscadines, grapes, persimmons
  Rooks Road, Floral City, FL . Phone: (352) 344-4496. Open: weekdays 8:30 am until noon and 4pm until 7pm. Directions: Located three miles south of Floral City just off highway U. Click here for a map and directions. . Saturday 0830 until 5pm and Sunday Noon until 5 pm; Usually available in April to June (peaches, nectarines), May to June (plums); Open every fall for muscadine grapes, pears and sweet persimmons. 10 acres with mostly peaches and nectarines for U-Pick. Also some prepicked fruit: blueberries and cultured blackberries. We are a low spray operation and put bluebird houses all over so they control the insects. We also sell cypress bluebird houses which attract the birds, and grow and sell gourds too, and make birdhouses out of them. The large "Garden of Weed'n" has blooming flowers for all to enjoy and we sell out the potted plants for sale, too. .S. 41 Look for the old blue van with the large U-PICK signage pointing the way. We are one hour north of Tampa but have regulars that come from much farther to enjoy this unique place. We hope to have a bountiful Spring crop of Blueberries, peaches, and a few plums in the April, May, June. Visit this page about mid April to find out when we will open. As with everything here, no sprays are used once the fruit is set. We offer U pick or we can arrange to do it for you. The farm is also known as Moran Blueberry Farm and Linda's Fruit Farm.
  Comments from a visitor on May 08, 2009: "You had to write if we heard anything about this place. I just spoke with the lady that runs it and the frost killed off her whole crop this spring, but is looking at a great fall crop of pears, persimmon and grapes. So, they are still open. She was very sweet and helpful with a lot of extra information!"

Types of Grapes

 

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds
• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

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