We’re doing grape!
The two grape plants we put in a few weeks ago are doing quite well. They’re holding on to the fence nice and tightly, unlike the pole beans which are holding on to everything except the poles they’re suppose to climb.
One of the grape plants (the Valiant) has a couple of bunches of tiny little grapes. They’re about the size of the head of a round headed pin. I wasn’t expecting to get any grapes this year, so if we do, it’ll be a fun surprise.
The neighbor’s rose bush has been slowly creeping through the fence. We have a few shoots that actually come from the dirt on our side , and several shoots that poke on over from his yard. I have been cutting them as they start to open, and they smell TERRIFIC in the house.
I’m not really a flower guy. I’m not anti-flowers, it’s just that if I’m going to care for a plant, I want to eat it. Having the few flowers around that can fend for themselves is nice though. We’ve got the lilacs and the roses, and a Gerber Daisy in the front yard. I don’t water them, don’t weed them, and have only pruned the lilacs once, and they somehow manage to thrive. I wish my tomatoes were more like them!
