Grapes Picked and Plucked

Grapes Picked and Plucked

We planted grapes our first Spring on the acreage in 2008. The variety is Marechal-Foch, a French-American hybrid. Eleven rows were planted which proved to beRead More

The Bark & Bloom Story

The Bark & Bloom Story

Super special thanks to the Johnson County Master Gardeners for inviting us to share our story. It was fun to revisit our old gardens and reflectRead More

Wait for Wine

Wait for Wine

Once again, this doesn’t appear to be the year to make wine from our grapes. The birds beat us to the fruit. About two weeks ago,Read More

How Are The Grapes Growing?

How Are The Grapes Growing?

Surprisingly well, thank you. It’s surprising to us in that we didn’t really do this right and continue to make classic blunders.

Garden Comic – Whining

Garden Comic – Whining

The grapevines need to be pruned fairly soon. Hope we don’t see another late frost this year.

Cleaning Up the Grapevines

It’s almost a zen job. There is just enough concentration required that I can’t seem to think about other things. Only grasses and pig weed fillRead More

A Gorgeous Weekend

We could not have asked for a nicer weekend in the middle of March. Not too windy, lots of sun, mild temps all help to makeRead More

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