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Friday, March 22, 2013

3rd Year of growth

 
 The first leaves of the season....

 
 Buds on the one year old wood....


More Leaves....

 
Added second layer of timbers around the base to help control weed and grass growth.


Friday, April 29, 2011

Pictures

I will be posting pictures soon of the trellis I put up and the progress of the plants.

This year I am going to try my hand at growing grapes.

I will be planting Flame Seedless Grapes.


The Flame Seedless is a vigorous, heavy-bearing table grape cultivar that keeps well in storage. It is a hybrid of Thompson, Cardinal, and several other Vitis Vinifera cultivars. It produces large clusters of medium-large red grapes with a sweet flavor.
Flame Seedless requires a long growing season. As such, the plants fare poorly in cool, damp zones. However, its good qualities, especially seedlessness, sweetness, and long shelf life, make it one of the most heavily farmed table grapes.
The Flame Seedless was first introduced in the 1970s. It is the second-most popular grape in the United States. For a Flame Seedless to be called good-quality, it must be plump, well-colored, and firmly attached to the stem. The grapes are usually picked ripe, as they do not ripen after harvest.