Olympia, WA
On 11/25/08, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where does Clay live? The south? > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Neighbor and I were growing some seedless white sort of grape. I removed >> mine a few years ago to redo the raised beds and now have a great sunny >> stonewalled area to plant them again. I have had some luck with red >> grapes, >> but more for eating than wine. Neighbor tried to make wine with his, and >> ended up getting a crate shipped so he could have a real crush. NASTY >> WINE >> >> clay >> >> On Nov 24, 2008, at 10:45 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: >> >> As for the Marionberry/blackberry.... What sort of soil is it planted >>>> in? >>>> >>> >>> Pine tree potting soil. At least, so it seems based >>> upon its behavior. Can't keep the pine trees from sprouting >>> up everywhere. Decomposed granite, very well drained. >>> The lawn area, where they touched upon, had some kind of >>> topsoil trucked in, IMHO. Probably lake bed muck from >>> the nearby drained (20's) lake. >>> >>> I am thinking it wants something peaty and moister. >>>> >>> >>> They were right on the edge of the lawn, with drippers. >>> >>> Being a real blackberry and not that invasive chinese sort, it needs more >>>> care and good feeding. Bound to be warm enough by you for summer >>>> growth. >>>> >>> >>> Care? Feeding? Hmm, maybe I should try that sometime. >>> >>> I just moved them out of the yard and over near the little >>> greenhouse. There's a water line there, too. I had to move >>> them or the excavator'd probably trample them. >>> >>> I am investigating western washington grape growing so I can plant my >>>> vineyard. >>>> >>> >>> Don't hold your breath. My dad's been trying to grow Pinot Noir >>> for years. It's holding on, but the growing season is just a little >>> too short for them to ripen all the way, most years. This is a bit >>> north of Portland. Pinot does well south of Portland, but not to >>> the north. You're in worse shape, at least so far as the traditional >>> wine grapes I'm aware of. You could probably make some nice Concord >>> wine... >>> >>> -- Jim >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com