Grapes And Vines
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14 posts
amur grape seedlings
plugs, seed started this spring. most of the mass is in the roots, we did a few kinds of grape seedlings this year and they worked out, you get a small starter plant with a few buds on top that's ready to take off in the...
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time to collect hops, as soon as they get some brown
the flowers are sticky inside and smell like an IPA. a few seeds...
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trying grapes in this sunny spot against a stucco wall
should be a good micro climate. it was just sand, so I added about 8 composted straw bales, 2 wheel barrows of soil, 2 more of old wood chip. then fifteen varieties of grapes. what a job, been thinking about it all...
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brianna is a tasty green grape that can handle -40 .. once the vines are established. Iâve seen several around southern manitoba trellised without any winter protection, though somewhere sheltered like against a building makes a good micro climate. added seeds to our shop, seedlings wonât be exactly the same but youâll likely get some green grape with similar cold hardiness.
trying to id these grapes
valiant left, this one right. both zone 3 hardy. mystery grape has red stems, looser clusters. grapes were a little more soft and overripe than valiant so maybe ripens earlier. been in cold storage...
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valiant grapes, perfectly ripe and tasting like concord. these grow at a friendâs place and are fully hardy above the snow along a metal fence in zone 3 -40C. I was lucky enough to collect a box to make some grape jelly, and to restock our seeds. and Iâve been eating grapes all afternoon.
donated some grapes today that we planted along the fences at @assiniboinefoodforest, thanks to the volunteers who came
out and helped despite the wet weather! Grapes were planted along with some fall tasks like mulching and adding vole cages around new fruit trees. The acre sized and well fenced orchard is on fertile soil by the river in...
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virginia creeper
valiant grapes from softwood, I think the earliest ones from june will be large enough to ship in the spring
In year three with this nursery, finding many rooted cuttings and seedlings do need 1-2 years to get up to what I would consider good transplant size, and even then I should grade them. Something like 1-2 ft of top...
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hops are kinda crazy when you dig them up
i just have this handful for spring orders, all volunteers...
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hops seeds from a few flowers
We planted some hops around our garden from seed about five years ago and they kind of explode from the ground every spring and cover the fences. Offering these in packs of...
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Virginia creeper seeds are like little grapes with hard seeds inside
I’ve been propagating them from softwood with good success, and also trying a seedbed this fall to see how quickly they’ll grow. We have extra...
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