[Ag-eq] Grapes

Thu Apr 18 04:48:53 UTC 2013

Susan:

I remember muscadines growing in Arkansas.  I've had jelly and such made from
them.

I know people grow grapes in Arizona, but I don't know what kind.

Nella

Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:

> Hi Nella,
>
> Our grapes are muscadine grapes.  We have three verieties, two of each three
> types.  They are native to the United States, most varieties are rather
> large, thick skins and large seeds.  Their colors can range from deep
> purple, bronze to a pale green.  Some people eat the thick peels, but most
> people just toss them away.  We use them for wine, jelly and preserves.  The
> process for all three call for the grape hulls to be used.  The wine and
> jelly process discard the hulls, but with the preserves, you slice them up
> thin and they are part of the preserves.  When we are cooking them, the
> whole house smells like the welches grape factory exploded in my kitchen!  I
> sure hope we get more grapes this year.  I want to make more jelly and
> preserves and try making a grape hull pie.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:39 PM
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>
>
> >
> > Susan:
> >
> > What kind of grapes do you grow?
> >
> > I didn't know there were thornless black berries, I will have to look into
> > those.  I don't know if they would grow here, but I'm going to find out.
> >
> > The fan flowers sound beautiful; I'm glad you were able to get some.
> >
> > Nella
> > Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:
> >
> >> Nella,
> >>
> >> I don't have anything in the ground yet.  We decided not to do the early
> >> garden because we have had too many late snows, frost and infrequent rain
> >> so
> >> far.  Although, Matt has already trimmed up the grapes in February and we
> >> are seeing real good early budding.  He will probably get fertalizer on
> >> them
> >> this weekend.  Matt has 5 thornless blackberries that he is going to get
> >> in
> >> the ground and between now and May 10th, he will hopefully get some seeds
> >> in
> >> the ground as well.  We can't put out plants until after May 10th due to
> >> frost, but that can still be a gamble.
> >>
> >> There is a flower I have planted for the past two years that I just can't
> >> get enough of them.  They are called Spanish Fans and their blooms look
> >> like
> >> colorful fans spred open.  They are in bright colors and do extremely
> >> well
> >> with our high humid heat.  The local family here that is now in their
> >> third
> >> generation of owner/workers usually has these flowers.  Last week, Matt
> >> called to see if they had certain plants and he asked about my Spanish
> >> Fans.
> >> Jimmy told him he didn't think they had them this year until his daughter
> >> who is about 18, piped up and told him that she knew I wanted them, so
> >> she
> >> made sure she planted extra for me.  Yay!  I am going to plant them this
> >> year in two half whisky barrels on either side of my bench swing.
> >>
> >> Susan
> >> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> >> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:03 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] test
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Susan:
> >> >
> >> > I'm glad to hear that Dober is doing so well.  To bad he won't be able
> >> > to
> >> > make
> >> > all of his wonderful hound sounds.  I love the sound of a baying hound!
> >> >
> >> > Have you been able to plant any of your garden yet?
> >> >
> >> > Take care.
> >> >
> >> > Nella
> >> >
> >> > Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Jody,
> >> >>
> >> >> Dover can wine, do a bit of a low growl and a quieter version of what
> >> >> we
> >> >> call hound talk.  He can't do the loud sort of yodel howling that a
> >> >> walker
> >> >> hound can do and they also can be rather vocal with wines, moans,
> >> >> huffing
> >> >> and other sound vocalizations that almost seems like they are talking
> >> >> to
> >> >> you.  Dover can still do some of this still along with pushing and
> >> >> rubbing
> >> >> his face, head, neck and shoulders up against you.
> >> >>
> >> >> When I'm sitting on the porch, he stands tall enough that he can just
> >> >> plop
> >> >> his head and neck right across my belly and he canpress his chest and
> >> >> shoulders all across my knees.  You might as well give him a minute or
> >> >> he'll
> >> >> just stand up on his hind legs, put a paw on your arm and shoulder and
> >> >> litterly be nose to nose with you.  The silly dog.
> >> >>
> >> >> When Dover was laid up inside, he wanted to do the same thing with
> >> >> laying
> >> >> and rubbing his head and neck all over you.  The only problem with
> >> >> that
> >> >> is
> >> >> he had the two open drains and all of those exposed stitches.  Now I
> >> >> have
> >> >> a
> >> >> thing about tuching stitches, they just creep the crap out of me.  So
> >> >> when
> >> >> Dover insisted on this sort of attention whenever I was sitting down,
> >> >> I'd
> >> >> just catch him at the chest with my sock feet and keep him at that
> >> >> distance
> >> >> so I could still pet and rub his head, ears, and muzzle without
> >> >> tuching
> >> >> his
> >> >> stitches or being covered with his drain liquids.  He unfortunately
> >> >> thought
> >> >> this was a fun game for me to slide him backwards with my feet on the
> >> >> slick
> >> >> wooden floor, so he blessed me with doing it quite frequently until I
> >> >> had
> >> >> to
> >> >> call for Matt to rescue me from the goofy beast.  LOL
> >> >>
> >> >>   We're thinking about downsizeing the garden this year because we
> >> >> have
> >> >> had
> >> >> two locations and with the terrible drout we had last year, we just
> >> >> about
> >> >> lost everything because we couldn't irrigate because we lost power the
> >> >> first
> >> >> of July for 1 week.  No power ment no running water anywhere and the
> >> >> generator couldn't help because the pump is hardwired into my house
> >> >> fuse
> >> >> box.  We had a hard enough time bringing in water from about 10 miles
> >> >> away
> >> >> for us, the animals and his one row of grapes.  The grapes got enough
> >> >> water
> >> >> to survive, but they didn't produce any grapes and we were expecting
> >> >> about
> >> >> 25 gallons of grapes.  I would like to see him cut back on volume and
> >> >> increase his veriety.  With him working 12 hour nights, 4 nights
> >> >> straight
> >> >> and then off 4 days straight, it really messes with your awake and
> >> >> sleep
> >> >> times.  To keep up with a place like this, it has to be enjoyable and
> >> >> not
> >> >> a
> >> >> non-ending burden.
> >> >>
> >> >> Susan
> >> >> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
> >> >> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> >> >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 7:10 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] test
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hello Susan,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Oh I am so glad hat Dover is better but what a shame he will never
> >> >> > bark
> >> >> > again.  Can he make any sound at all?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Why do you want to shrink your garden?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > JODY
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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