Concord grapes Harvest Questions and squirrel fritters
I have access to about 6-8 concord vines at least 55 years old. They are loaded with grapes at this moment. If the critters don't get them I am in business.
When we were kids we picked them individually and made jelly.
Some of my questions are:
How do you pick them in buches when they ripen at different rates?
If you harvest in bunches at different times how do you store them to crush at one time?
How can I keep the critters from them? Fencing? netting? think ground hogs, squirrels, birds raccoons.
Also have a granny smith tree that the squirrels routinely eat every last apple. Any thoughts on this? Other than squirrel fritters, apparently mom ate enough squirrels when I was growing up to hold her for a life time.
I have access to about 6-8 concord vines at least 55 years old. They are loaded with grapes at this moment. If the critters don't get them I am in business.
When we were kids we picked them individually and made jelly.
Some of my questions are:
How do you pick them in buches when they ripen at different rates?
If you harvest in bunches at different times how do you store them to crush at one time?
How can I keep the critters from them? Fencing? netting? think ground hogs, squirrels, birds raccoons.
Also have a granny smith tree that the squirrels routinely eat every last apple. Any thoughts on this? Other than squirrel fritters, apparently mom ate enough squirrels when I was growing up to hold her for a life time.
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