Thursday, August 1, 2013

An Update on The Grape


Getting close to harvest time on our grape vine, pictured above.



I'm guessing about a week till these two bunches are ripe. Maybe another week or two of ripening for the rest of the plant.



I decided to pick a test cluster, just for gauging the ripeness of course...



Here is the test cluster.

After washing, the wife and I sat back with an adult beverage and sampled.



You might see a few split grapes on the bunch. That is the result of botrytis, a fungus that affects the grapes. I treat with sulfur, but it's hard to get 100% of the grapes not to split.




Oh, the test? Yeah, they passed...they were delicious!

Darryl 
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