WINE GARDEN

[NorthernWinos]

WOW!!! Your dry down there??? I thought you guys were in the flood zone.


It is so sad to see our soybean crop begin to die....the bottom leaves are turning yellow and falling off, the top pods have fallen and the other pods are pretty flat, like our pockets will be...again....The corn crop is in amazingly good condition..


Many trees are loosing leaves here also. I dragged the hose out to the young fruit trees and loosened the nozzle and couplers and let them dribble on each tree for half a day...think they enjoyed a good soaking.


Watering the garden again today, it got it last week too, so the tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, squash...etc.... will be happy...getting more produce than we can keep up with....giving and processing in full swing now.


We have been cutting red oak fire wood on the cool mornings...as we cut we see more trees with leaves turning brown...more firewood for future years.


Guess God give you what you need, not necessarily what you want.

 

[rgecaprock]

NW,


I want to go grocery shopping at your house!!!!


Ramona

 

[NorthernWinos]

Juiced up some Free-Fall apples...

Going to start processing the early apples that are falling...also have to round-up more jars before this season is over.

 

[Wade E]

With all you have going, when your done there probably wont be any left in your state!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Grapes are turning color now...must be the shorter days and cool nights...

Some of the leaves are looking worn and turning colors as well.


Beta [Concord X Wild Montana]...Bigger fruit and looser clusters than the Valiant [Fredonia X Wild Montana]

Frontenac...finally turning

King of the North....long loose clusters...

Swenson Red....showing some color now...

Louise Swenson....just a few clusters on young vines...

Edleweiss....cut off some leaves and there were some clusters...a great wine/table grape.

So...fall is making it's presence....Like it or not!!!

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Looking really great NW!

 

[swillologist]

Awesome NW!

 

[grapeman]

Won't be long now and you will have some more fruit for wine- Oh wait a minute, you've been getting tons of a wide assortment all summer.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Thanks guys.....The grapes are looking nice now....seems they show up more when they get a bit of color.


Seems overwhelming to face all those apples, grapes and tomatoes...but will plug along and juice/process/can and might just freeze some of the grapes....What are we going to do with all this fruit and wine?????


Running out of jars and freezer space......Guess that is a good thing.






Appleman....within the next year or two you are going to have tons of grapes.....What's your plan???? A commercial winery????

 

[Wade E]

Looking grape I mean great there NW!

 

[Waldo]

Maybe appleman could start a commune for us winemakers and we could all move in together and start our own winery

 

[Wade E]

Waldo!

 

[Waldo]

Ill start letting my hair grow back out and will bring my flute . Can tie die me a pair of old jeans with some Muscadine, Blackberry, Peach, Apple and Plum wine.Edited by: Waldo

 

[grapeman]

Now NW, that's secret information. I'm flexible, or at least my agenda is- I'm not too flexible myself anymore-too many creaks and groans.


Waldo, I wanted all you guys to chip in and help me set up that winery and vineyard by the lake, but we were just short of the money needed to buy the farm for the vineyard! I'm having to move in small increments without much for funds- but I'm having fun!

I got myself 3 - 20 gallon jugs with lids for primary buckets last week. Food grade stuff with handles and sealable lid. I plan on remodeling the old barn this fall and winter to set up a small farm winery. Plenty of room in it for all my activities.


Time will tell and eventually so may I.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Keep us Posted on your ventures.

 

[Wade E]

Will you go commercial at all? If you did open for wine tastings I would definitely pack up the wife and kids or just leave them behind and venture out there for a day and help you (

) set up!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Crabapples are now beginning to fall....so picked a couple buckets to relieve the little tree of some weight..

They juice up nicely just left whole...

Hard to keep up to the produce these days....guess that makes life good...Edited by: Northern Winos

 

[Joanie]

Those are beautiful, NW!!!!! I'm jealous!!!

 

[swillologist]

Looks good NW! Apples didn't do good here this year.

 

[jobe05]

Those are big CrabApples NW.......... What Brand/type are they? Mine will produce 3/8" to 1/2" fruit. The biggest I could find online was 5/8" round fruit. Yours look like they are an inch or two in diameter............