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This is what we got off our 4 grape vines this year . They grow up and over our pergola for shade in the summer . got about a third of them through the juicier today . Me and Jake will finish tomorrow . He love his grape juice .
Juice will get canned and stored . I am not a fan of wine , but with local apples comeing now . Maybe some Grapple cider

Grape vine grown on a pergola is very traditional where I grew up, everybody had it. I would like to do the same one day. Awesome!

That’s great! How old are your vines?

I only have one that’s trying to do anything so far. This is the 2nd year for them. I’m jealous!

JSinMO wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:18 pm That’s great! How old are your vines?

I only have one that’s trying to do anything so far. This is the 2nd year for them. I’m jealous!D89BC115-4D3C-4EC9-922A-6012FFC452F3.jpeg

ours are about 8 years old now . 2 Concord vines and 2 Niagara . The base of the vines are over an inch in diameter now .

How do you keep Raccoons away? I never harvest any grapes, just feed Raccoons, and they thank me by excreting mucky seeds in undesirable places.

@DavidBarkey does it have a story how you got it and did you multiply it yourself or what?

FUTZ wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:35 am How do you keep Raccoons away? I never harvest any grapes, just feed Raccoons, and they thank me by excreting mucky seeds in undesirable places.

Some here are trying fence and electric fence combo. I rely on traps and a Ruger 1022. The neighbors (gardeners) and local farmers have thanked me. 10 or 15 years ago we had a hug problem with mange and other diseases related to overpopulation. Not to mention gardens and fields being torn up, oh and the bird feeders trashed too.


Gordy

FUTZ wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:35 am How do you keep Raccoons away? I never harvest any grapes, just feed Raccoons, and they thank me by excreting mucky seeds in undesirable places.

This year we got to them before they did . And it helps that the neighbor bagged a couple . So population took a short term dip .

Eugen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:00 am @DavidBarkey does it have a story how you got it and did you multiply it yourself or what?

The pergola came out of a pile of ceder logs my dad gave us for getting rid of them . The vine were the idea and she picked them out . We planted them at the 4 corner post. A little fertilizer and nature done the rest .

David, how do you keep the birds out of them?

Keep the Peace
Harry

Harry wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:19 pm David, how do you keep the birds out of them?

Keep the Peace
Harry

There is some much natural feed, bird feeders and farm fresh produce in the area that they don't bother them untill fall . But we beat them to it and they will clean up the left overs for us.

All are down to juice now . 2 large pots of juice waiting to be sweetened and canned .
The we will see how many quarts we get .