Not fig related but it seemed like a good place to ask. I have a 2 yr old "Mars" grape vine, I want more grape varieties but dont really have a good place to integrate more into the landscaping in our yard, was wondering if anyone has tried to graft additional varieties on a vine. I found a lot of info on grape grafting but mostly they get rid of the original variety completely. Would this work? What's the best technique? Should I stick a variety that would ripen about the same time or can I get a late ripening variety (Mars is really early)?

I haven't tried it (mine are too small), but I would think you'd need to use varieties that require the same type of pruning.  i.e. if you're starting with a variety that requires cane pruning, I wouldn't graft on a variety that needs spur pruning.

I'm a grape newbie though, so don't take my word for it.

I've tried to graft Canadice onto a wild grape. It took for one summer and then pooped out. The trick with grapes is to graft just as the buds swell. It took 2 seasons to make the grafts take. Grafting too early is not good.

About three years ago, i chip budded 10 Swenson's Reds to wild grape vines in my orchard. All ten took.But, I later killed 9 of them with different experiments. One bud survived my experimenting and prospered  

Hey Bob. It's good to hear you had good success grafting onto wild grapevine stock. I'd never considered trying it but, with the couple of wild vines I have growing on my fence, I may give it a try this spring.

Do you know whether or not you can use other types of grafting, beside chip budding, with grapes? Such as saddle grafting, whip & tongue, cleft, etc?

Also do you (or anyone else) have any seedless grape scion available:) ?

I used a cleft graft and it took.....for a while.

Thanks LJ. That's the graft I used, this past spring, on a couple of different things. I had alot of success with it. Especially considering this year was my first serious attempts at grafting.

You're right about the timing too. I assume it's pretty universal no matter the type of tree. That was one of the things that I found was emphasized when I was doing my research into grafting. 

You will have the best chance at success if you graft just as the rootstock is beginning to shoot new buds in the spring. Then you have a window of time to get your grafts on while the rootstock is in growth mode and before it gets too hot. With figs, that seems to be about four weeks or so.     

Bill, my experience has been one can use any type of graft one wants or is proficient at. The biggest factor is that the stock has started being active and scion wood is dormant.

Thanks for the info Bob.

I don't hav any Mucadine of my own nor do I know of any in the area. Seems folks a little further south grow Muscadines more than around here.