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LESSON FROM THE GRAPEVINE; PATIENCE A few years ago, I purposely planted a grapevine I had never heard of before. Why? Because it ripened the earliest. I am not always a patient person. White himrod grapes ripen mid-August. So I went out in mid-August and began munching grapes. They were real pucker-makers. For two days, everyone thought I wanted a kiss. I don't like tart grapes. I like 'em sweet! I thought, "Oh, boy, the catalog lied about this one!" I wasn't angry, just disappointed. I made plans to plant a sugary-sweet grape nearby. Maybe they'd cross-pollenate or something. What I hadn't taken into account was the late start we got on Summer. NOTHING is on time this year. Well, after all, they LOOKED good! But ewww.... Then, a few days ago, I tried some grapes off the grapevine again. These grapes are good! They aren't blandly sweet, like in the store. They're sweet, with just a bit of a kick. Perfect. So all I had to do was...be patient. Hmmm....I dunno....that's asking a lot.  Maybe next year I could roll them in sugar... |
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I LOVE GRAPES. My parents had the concord grapes with the overhead trelis, the works but the crop this year is infected with something - so disappointing. She used to have a huge raspberry bush that just took over. It was wonderful to go out and pick fresh raspberries and then one year she cut them down as usual and they just never came back. So sad. I'd like to have grapes and figs in my yard. I have a neighbor who's fig tree is just huge. I wonder if you can break off and transplant to form another one??? I'll have to investigate. Figs trees remind me of my grandfather. So do the grapes. Thanks for learning. Yes, patience is the key to everything. Blessings, Ginny p.s. I like sour grapes.  As for transplanting...it's a snap with rooting hormone. I buy a bottle, which is enough for two or three years, for about six dollars, then I break off a branch of whatever I want, dip it in the powder, plant it, keep it watered for a week, and poof! I love the stuff. You only need to break off a branch past the first bunch of leaves (Ideally). I often cheat and just break off any ol' part, as long as it's alive and kickin'.
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I LOVE GRAPES. My parents had the concord grapes with the overhead trelis, the works but the crop this year is infected with something - so disappointing. She used to have a huge raspberry bush that just took over. It was wonderful to go out and pick fresh raspberries and then one year she cut them down as usual and they just never came back. So sad. I'd like to have grapes and figs in my yard. I have a neighbor who's fig tree is just huge. I wonder if you can break off and transplant to form another one??? I'll have to investigate. Figs trees remind me of my grandfather. So do the grapes. Thanks for learning. Yes, patience is the key to everything. Blessings, Ginny p.s. I like sour grapes. * Sin is sin. Careful what comes across your lips & out your finger tips!!! * We are all the Body of Christ. Let's treat each other as such, with the same respect we give to HIM!! * Relationship advice: DO NOT make someone a PRIORITY, when they ONLY make you an OPTION!! * A woman's heart should be so lost in God, that a man has to seek HIM in order to find her!!
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Eagerness, I guess. First good crop of grapes off this vine. It's fun, I have to admit. But you're right, savoring things is fun, too.
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