Grape flowers are not very big and not particularly pretty. But the grapes will be great!
It's been warm and dry for the past few days and I've had to water the vegetable garden. I'm still using water collected from the roof runoff (it's free!), but that's just about gone and soon I'll have to use the hose. That's not so free.
we collect rainwater in a rain barrel at our house; spouse uses it to water his tomato/pepper plants and shrubs. free is good!
ReplyDeleteWe now do the rainwater collection thing. Ours fills us super fast. We should get a larger container, I think.
ReplyDeleteHappy for you to have some warm weather!
These vines look really healthy and vibrant! The blooms look delicate.
ReplyDeleteDo you have some green vineyards that are in your view from the house - or only the vineyard that will be replaced?
Is water expensive in your area?
ReplyDeleteI like to see the seasons change: your 'grape calendar' is one of my favorites now.
ReplyDeleteanne marie, yes, this is definitely a case of free is good!
ReplyDeletejudy, one of my containers sprung a leak, so now I have two smaller ones. We'll see how it goes.
mary, we have a huge swath of vineyard parcels visible from the west windows. The one that's getting replaced is only a small parcel among many.
starman, that depends on your definition of expensive... But we pay our sewer bill as a function of how much water we use, whether or not it goes down the drain, so using rainwater for the garden helps minimize the cost of water.
michael, that's a good idea for a winter project: I should actually do a formal grape calender!