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4/11/00 Grape leaves start as little nubs like this.
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4/11/00 Here's a grape bud a little farther along.
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4/14/00 This Concord grape vine is about 5 or 6 years old. I try to kill it late every fall by cutting it down to the ground. it keeps coming back. Last fall I left some canes on the fence. It will be huge by the end of summer if I don't prune it later, and there will be no grapes because the vines get so thick.
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4/18/00 Leaves grew quickly with just a day or so of sun.
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4/19/00 Those little clusters will be blooms soon, and then turn into grapes, I hope.
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5/2/00 Those little clusters have grown and will be opening soon.
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5/2/00 The entire vine has grown well. Usually I have to prune the vine during the summer, because it grows too big and too thick, and doesn't allow enough air circulation to the growing grapes.
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5/15/00 Grape blossoms are opening now.
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5/21/00 Grape blossoms have become baby grapes.
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5/21/00 Grape vine is growing fast. I will probably have to prune some canes to improve air flow and light to the ripening grapes.
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5/26/00 Grapes growing fast.
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6/4/00 Grapes are turning into raisins--prematurely. Probably the fungus that usually gets them. I could prune (too late, probably) but I want to harvest the vines this fall for a project I have in mind. So I'll sacrifice the grapes for the vines this year.
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6/15/00 A few bunches are getting more light and air and seem to be doing better than the others. Maybe I'll get a few after all.
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6/24/00 I guess these are going to go the way of the others.
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8/6/00 Keeps growing, and growing, and growing...
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8/17/00 Help!! I think I have kudzu instead of a grape vine!
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10/7/00 Leaves are beginning to dry up and turn brown.
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