Grapes
Grapes in a Growing Dome open up varieties that wouldn't survive outdoor winters in most U.S. climates, including Mediterranean wine grapes, tender table varieties, and the cold-sensitive cultivars usually dismissed in cold-zone growing guides. From fresh table grapes to small-batch home wine, dome owners are producing grape harvests that would otherwise be unavailable to them. Explore variety selection across table and wine grapes, trellising in the dome's geometry, pruning for fruit production, powdery mildew management, harvest timing, and stories from owners on dome grape production.
Vertical Gardening and Forest Garden Design for a Thriving Food Forest
February 19, 2026
Understand how vertical gardening and the idea of a forest garden transform a Growing Dome into a layered, year-round food forest.
Thriving Tropical Forest Garden in a Washington Greenhouse
July 2, 2025
Discover a lush forest garden in a Washington greenhouse by Newman Lake, where tropical plants thrive in a Growing Dome year-round.
Growing Grapes in a Dome – You Heard It Through the Grapevine
March 24, 2025
Growing grapes in a dome greenhouse will provide you with delicious fruit and shade for other plants. Learn gardening tips and how to care for grapevines in a greenhouse.
Off The Vine
April 1, 2020
Optimize micronutrients by eating fruits and vegetables immediately after harvest. There are so many benefits to eating vegetables fresh from the earth. Taste, nutritional value and saving trips to the grocery store. Food travels hundreds, if not thousands, of miles before it makes it to the grocery store shelves and loses critical nutrients along the way.
Grapes Galore – July 2013 Dome of the Month
July 26, 2013
The results are in, and we got a bunch of votes (747) and a slew of comments (42) about Bernadette Dickinson’s photo of her bunches of grapes. It makes us want to take the short drive south to Ignacio just to be able to eat a handful out of Bernadette’s 22′ Growing Dome Greenhouse in…