I picked the red grapes last couple of nights. Looks like the birds really like the grapes. That's okay, they could only reach the ones on the outside and there were plenty they couldn't reach. I still left lots of partial bunches on the vine which they can reach. Still came away with about 12 lbs of grapes.
These taste good but too small to make goo table grapes. However, they do make good juice and jelly grapes.
After picking, ran them through the food processor, strained them using a colander and nylon netting. However, didn't have enough pectin and wanted the low sugar kind. Wound up having to go to three stores to find one that carried it and had it in stock. Finally succeeded. Then I was too tired to complete the process. Didn't feel like sterilizing all the jars and equipment. So, have to finish the jelly tonight. I boiled the juice for a short while last night, the stuck it in the fridge.
Been playing with the giant sunflowers for a few years now, especially the ones that bloom multiple flowers. This is my best one yet. It stands about 15 ft tall and between old blooms, current blooms and unopened buds, has a total of at least 52 flowers on the one plant! Cool!
Daughter and I harvested carrots and had a good harvest this year. About 20 lbs of carrots (not counting foliage).
After that, I sprayed the mounds with grass killer, then did the fall planting couple of days later. Pie and giant pumpkin, dill, purple carrots and lots and lots of spinach.
Tomatoes are finally producing. Only one ripe so far, a cherry tomato. Quite a few on the vines and more flowers blooming, though. Have a total now of 14 plants, 12 in containers and only 7 producing yet. But I hope to get the solarium enclosed and move many of them inside, so may be able to keep them going for a while. I hope. Otherwise, going to try and grow some cool weather crops in containers in the solarium.
Going to order some formal greenhouse film as a covering this time. One sheet to cover the whole thing. Cushioned and well anchored. This film has 5 layers and IR/UV and anti-condensation additives. Supposed to last for up to 4 years. I'm hoping!
These taste good but too small to make goo table grapes. However, they do make good juice and jelly grapes.
After picking, ran them through the food processor, strained them using a colander and nylon netting. However, didn't have enough pectin and wanted the low sugar kind. Wound up having to go to three stores to find one that carried it and had it in stock. Finally succeeded. Then I was too tired to complete the process. Didn't feel like sterilizing all the jars and equipment. So, have to finish the jelly tonight. I boiled the juice for a short while last night, the stuck it in the fridge.
Been playing with the giant sunflowers for a few years now, especially the ones that bloom multiple flowers. This is my best one yet. It stands about 15 ft tall and between old blooms, current blooms and unopened buds, has a total of at least 52 flowers on the one plant! Cool!
Daughter and I harvested carrots and had a good harvest this year. About 20 lbs of carrots (not counting foliage).
After that, I sprayed the mounds with grass killer, then did the fall planting couple of days later. Pie and giant pumpkin, dill, purple carrots and lots and lots of spinach.
Tomatoes are finally producing. Only one ripe so far, a cherry tomato. Quite a few on the vines and more flowers blooming, though. Have a total now of 14 plants, 12 in containers and only 7 producing yet. But I hope to get the solarium enclosed and move many of them inside, so may be able to keep them going for a while. I hope. Otherwise, going to try and grow some cool weather crops in containers in the solarium.
Going to order some formal greenhouse film as a covering this time. One sheet to cover the whole thing. Cushioned and well anchored. This film has 5 layers and IR/UV and anti-condensation additives. Supposed to last for up to 4 years. I'm hoping!
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