Old B's Vineyard

[gaudet]

The Villain in this Story!

One
look in his eyes told me he is the culprit, Wife says leave him alone
"he's cute" ....I think of caddy shack, Karl and his gophers, and I
know this aint over!

You ain't got him in a stew pot yet JW? At the very least a small tombstone and an unmarked gravesite to commemorate his departure. There is evil in his eyes and he needs to be put down.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Here we are in August already, the vines are alive, nothing to brag about. Been a very mild year for growing anything.

MARECHEL FOCH

NIAGARA , I call them VIAGRA

LEON MILLOT, Lone survivor of the marauding squirrels

 

[grapeman]

Count your blessings this year if anything keeps growing. It has been a bad year for just about everything everywhere in the country. They look good and green!

 

[pelican]

That Garden Huckleberry pic - as I was looking at it I too was thinking "isn't that the stuff we keep pulling out, some kind of nightshade?" with roundup rather than wine in the back of my mind.

So SUPRISED to keep reading and yes indeed - green fruits that turn black - that's what I have been battling in the corn plot for the last couple years.

You are braver than I to try to make wine from them. (says she of the Pea Pod wine) I think if I venture that far I'd be making at trip to the extension office with a sample just to be sure.

Good on you though, and appreciate the pictures too!

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Dont know that I would try it if unsure Pelican, I did research it prior to, and got the seed from a trusted source. If I saw it wild, think I would leave it alone.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/h201huckleberry.html


Bottom of this page shows trusted suppliers. I did grow a few, not enough for wine, last year. They have a pretty good flavor when fully ripe. I would say as safe as the tomatos, potatosand peppers it is related to.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Those garden hucks are a brewin, time will tell...

I'll try and get a pic or two of the vines today, the cool rainy fall weather tells me there probably done growing for the year.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Foch, Niagara, and Millot...did what they did, now getting ready for Mr. Freeze and see em again next spring...I hope.

Thats right...bury your cache for the winter..oh we will meet again in the spring..oh yeah...I'll be waiting...

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Seems it was a good year for growth. Let a few clusters develop on the Marechel Foch just to see and of course taste. Ohh yeahh , couple more seasons and we be making wine I believe. They all did very well, these were the only ones I let develop, think next year Ill let a "sample" develop on them all. Your right Appleman, they will take over LOL.

 

[grapeman]

So how big of a batch will all those grapes make JW?

Next year they should start putting out some grapes for you.

 

[Wade E]

Fingers crossed for a decent harvest for you next year.

 

[AlFulchino]

good luck

 

[ibglowin]

Looking good!