We have grapes!

We returned after two months away sailing in Spain to find the vineyard overgrown with grass and vines trailing every which way. But all the new vines have survived and we have grapes! Our three-year old Rondo vines are producing sweet, albeit small, red grape clusters. We have not found any white grapes yet.



I am very glad we did not prune severely this year. We are convinced that the Spanish pergola method would do well here. Now the only problem is that Alex put in short fence posts and we'll need the trellises at a height of 6 feet. Okay, slow down and think about it. No need to rush.

My first jobs will be to weed the problem areas and select the primary vine shoots that will be trained vertically before we allow the horizontal spread. More learning to do.