Arne
Senior Member
Been spending a lot of time on the old prayer bones. Have picked almost enough strawberries for a 5 gal. batch. Still a few more to go.
My few elderberry bushes are all flowered out. Think there will be plenty for a batch of wine if I decide to make it. Many folks rave about how good it is, but to me there is an off taste in it. Think it might be the tannins. All the really dark wines seem to have that same taste. I have some chokecherry aging right now, think I will try and at least knock that taste down some. If that works, the elders will get picked for sure.
Our little pie cherry tree is loaded. The cherries are just starting to get a bit of color and the robins are already at it. Going to have to move the net from the strawberry patch to the cherry tree. Long as we don't get a hail storm should be good pickin.
The little currant bushes are loaded this year also. Last time they were that way I started picking them but the chiggers were so bad I finally just let the birds have them. They are a lot of work picking, takes a lot of time, but they make a great wine.
Looks like the crab apple tree will have plenty on it this year also. We had lots of timely rains so everything is producing. Keep the storms away and there will be a basement full of carboys at the Johnson house this fall. Good luck to all of you with your winemaking. Arne.
My few elderberry bushes are all flowered out. Think there will be plenty for a batch of wine if I decide to make it. Many folks rave about how good it is, but to me there is an off taste in it. Think it might be the tannins. All the really dark wines seem to have that same taste. I have some chokecherry aging right now, think I will try and at least knock that taste down some. If that works, the elders will get picked for sure.
Our little pie cherry tree is loaded. The cherries are just starting to get a bit of color and the robins are already at it. Going to have to move the net from the strawberry patch to the cherry tree. Long as we don't get a hail storm should be good pickin.
The little currant bushes are loaded this year also. Last time they were that way I started picking them but the chiggers were so bad I finally just let the birds have them. They are a lot of work picking, takes a lot of time, but they make a great wine.
Looks like the crab apple tree will have plenty on it this year also. We had lots of timely rains so everything is producing. Keep the storms away and there will be a basement full of carboys at the Johnson house this fall. Good luck to all of you with your winemaking. Arne.