Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Cate in NZ]

We have 4 or 5 grape vines in our garden, but have never actually got any ripe fruit from them, largely I guess because they're outside, and because I'm a very neglectful gardener.

But this year we've got masses of quite small, but very sweet ripe grapes. I can't quite believe it. Just look at this photo..... and it's only of a very small section of the vines

 

 

I have no idea what I'm going to do with them all, I'm certainly not into treading them all into wine

I guess the hens will all help me with eating them though

[theherd123]

I have no idea what I'm going to do with them all, I'm certainly not into treading them all into wine

I guess the hens will all help me with eating them though

 

Oh lucky you!

On go on tread them down & make some wine im sure your chickens couldnt eat all of them!

[barnabydaisy]

you should make some wine but you do need 12 or 15 pounds of wine for one gallon (6 bottles) you can crush them with anything and then just find a recipe and wait, this time next year you'll be glad you did it!

mim and jason

[One Man Banned]

ooh Kate

 

Lucky you! They look delicious! (pity I'm so far away or I'd help you eat them!)

 

 

You could always make a few bottles of wine and donate one for NEXT years get together!

[Guest]

I got my dad a grape vine for his birthday, many, many years ago and he planted it in his greenhouse. Every year he would get excited as the time for fruiting got closer, and every year he was disappointed - the vine kept growing, but never produced grapes. Eventually, after about 8 years, my mum, for a giggle, bought some plastic grapes and tied them to the vine, tucked in behind the bulk of the vine, and waited.

 

It took about 3 weeks for dad to notice the grapes, and I'm not sure what was funnier - the shouts of joy as he danced round the greenhouse, or the shreiks of dispair, and the bright red face when he realised that they were fake!

 

The vine did eventually produce delicious, sweet, teeny little grapes, which he promptly made into wine!

[One Man Banned]

Shona, I have a wonderful mental image right now!!!!

 

How deliciously cruel!

 

[The Dogmother]

My Italian grandparents had a vine in their conservatory, the grapes weren't good to eat, but made delicious wine.

[Hellcat]

Could you sun dry some, or oven dry some?

 

Bet they'd be lurvverly raisins!

[CannyCat]

Apple and grape crumble?

 

Or you could look for a dehydrator on ebay and dry them all