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Jul 31, 2008 18:36:18 GMT
Post by kedigato on Jul 31, 2008 18:36:18 GMT
The grape vine in our Wintergarten is choc-full of fruit again this year.  |
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Aug 1, 2008 20:31:05 GMT
Post by DAG on Aug 1, 2008 20:31:05 GMT
I am green with envy! ;D
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Aug 1, 2008 23:43:03 GMT
Post by tamarine on Aug 1, 2008 23:43:03 GMT
Me too Dag, Keddi s'grapes are so far ahead of mine. My grapes are still green and slow. I have 4 grape vines and only one has fruit the others have only green leaves.
It looks lovely Keddi.
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Aug 1, 2008 23:43:52 GMT
Post by tamarine on Aug 1, 2008 23:43:52 GMT
How old is your grape vine Keddi.
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Aug 2, 2008 9:18:54 GMT
Post by kedigato on Aug 2, 2008 9:18:54 GMT
Thanks DAG and Tamarine.
It does make a big difference if you have the vine in the Wintergarten like we do, or outside like you do, Tamarine.
Ours was a young sapling when we planted it in 1989, a year after we had the Wintergarten built. Of course, it then took several years to grow and bear properly.
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Aug 2, 2008 21:28:51 GMT
Post by tamarine on Aug 2, 2008 21:28:51 GMT
Nothing like picking your own grapes, mine is on the allotment and I have a lot of people who come just to admire them and see how the grapes are progressing. They have already tasted my blueberries.
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Aug 3, 2008 8:24:32 GMT
Post by kedigato on Aug 3, 2008 8:24:32 GMT
I didn't know you had blueberries, too, Tamarine. You never fail to amaze me with everything on your allotment. Bet you make yummy blueberry and apple pies  |
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Aug 3, 2008 22:17:35 GMT
Post by tamarine on Aug 3, 2008 22:17:35 GMT
I have 3 pots of them and I get at least 1 lb of blueberries. They never hit the pies my sister and myself sit there eating them as they come ripe. Friends on the allotment also try them.
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Aug 4, 2008 7:53:19 GMT
Post by kedigato on Aug 4, 2008 7:53:19 GMT
;D ;D
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Aug 31, 2008 19:57:52 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2008 19:57:52 GMT
Wow.... how wonderful! I'm quite jealous too.
I've always just thought that growing and maintaining a grape vine would be too difficult.
Maybe I will gain a little courage and take a chance at it.
Lovely grapes Kedi ....... way to go!!!
.j.
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Sept 2, 2008 17:16:01 GMT
Post by kedigato on Sept 2, 2008 17:16:01 GMT
Jeanne, one of our neighbours has grapes growing against a south-west facing wall. He was standing outside eating them just the other day. He said they were good, not as sweet as ours, but still better than a lot of the store-bought ones. I'm sure you could grow them very well over your way.
Ours are in our Wintergarten/conservatory. Mr K cuts them back to the few main bearing branches in the autumn, which run along the inner Wintergarten beams. As soon as the grapes are all off, then he cuts it all back, doesn't wait for the leaves to fall.
It's worth giving it a try. Oh, ours also faces south-west.
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