Vines+&+Bushes

=Grapes= There is an arbor at SOHA that supports some Concord grapes. When you pop one of these in your mouth it's as if it was magically transformed into Welch's Grape Jelly. These are really flavorful. My brother-in-law used last year's crop to make wine. This year we planted three types of eating grapes; Crimson, Flame, and Thompson. Last fall I pruned the vines and that is all the tending that has been done. I understand some people fertilize and use other chemicals on their grapes but I haven't seen the need to mess with it at this point.

=Blueberries= Three blueberry bushes were thriving at SOHA. We added two more this summer. Having had no previous experience with blueberries except the 'you-pick' places it was quite exciting to go out in the garden and pick to your hearts content. Except for watering I really haven't done anything to the blueberry bushes. Towards the last of the picking season when just a few berries remained the Japanese beetles settled in. I abandoned the rest of teh berries to them. No spraying, just ignoring.

Authored by Ms. Mosby * Any School * Published July 2010 * July 27, 2010