Planted the grapevines

[ncboman]

When I got my fruit trees and grapevines last week I wasn't ready to plant yet so I put them in some large pots till I could get to them.

Well today was a fruitful day for planting and I've got my back lot better prepared so I got the 4 scuppernong grapevines in the ground. I also planted 2 more apple trees.

This leaves me with 2 plum trees and 4 blueberry bushes left to plant.

My neighbor keeps his yard manicured and landscaped perfectly while I've been running a roofing business out of mine for years. I was talking to him earlier as I was setting posts for the grapes and I told him since I don't cut my grass like he does his, I was going to shade it out. ;D

I think he believed me.

I'm going to make things look a little different around here this summer. Been puttin it off too long.

[jirvin]

Funny you mention grapes nc.One of the farms I have permission to hunt is a vineyard.He raises acres of grapes(i can't remember which kind)and said the turkeys were eating all his grapes.I can't go in there until he has killed his bird hopefully opening morning but he said come on over after that and please kill a couple.My dad goes to church with this guy so that is how we got in on this farm,of course he said he could use some help at harvest time. ;D

[freedomrules3]

Jeff, just tell him you want the job of the guy who watches the girls squash the grapes for wine with their feet , gotta make sure they do it right you know lol..

[Rock Chuck]

This leaves me with 2 plum trees and 4 blueberry bushes left to plant

I'd LOVE to grow blueberries. However, our soil has a Ph of about 8. They wouldn't stand a chance. I ordered some Saskatoon berries to try. I've read that they taste similar to blueberries but can stand alkaline soil. If they don't taste good, the birds will enjoy them.
One of my co-workers, who has a PhD in horticulture, says that blueberries are high maintanance. They need lots of mulch and they're picky about fertilizer or they won't produce. This is hearsay, though, because I've never been able to raise them myself.

Dick

[ncboman]

One of my co-workers, who has a PhD in horticulture, says that blueberries are high maintanance. They need lots of mulch and they're picky about fertilizer or they won't produce. This is hearsay, though, because I've never been able to raise them myself.

that may be true for your area but around here they thrive naturally and are indigenous to the area. There are a great number of the wild variety growing on my hunting property but they don't yield the large crops or berrys of cultivated varieties.

Mine are still in the pots but I'll have them planted very soon. I hope they establish quickly.

[ncboman]

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