Ann Hartley
I asked my cousin to dig me up a little section of root from underneath our late uncle’s majestic fig tree, which was the only plant left in his back yard. He did, and I put it in sand over the winter and in the spring three tiny leaves shot out right on schedule. But they were not fig leaves. Still, since they came from my favorite uncle’s yard I put them in dirt in a clay pot in a raised planter where I could easily give them water and love. Grapes are fast growing so pretty soon I had to put the pot on the ground by my shed and run rope up to the roof for the vine to climb.
The next day the pot was still there, but there was not even one leaf on the grapevine. Ground squirrels had come and eaten every bit of green and bark right down to the dirt. So I put the pot of dirt back in the raised planter, planning to recycle the soil when I got around to it. I went on a trip and came back to find that the vine had regenerated and leafed out and was looking as healthy as can be. Now it is 8 years old and it has been providing the whole neighborhood with sweet and yummy seedless grapes every year.
I asked for a fig and got a prolific grape vine instead.
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Question of
How long do you think a grape vine can live?
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5 to 10 years
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50 to 100 years
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Question of
How many bunches of grapes usually grow on one vine?
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40
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15
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Question of
How many grapes are there on average in one bunch?
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200
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75
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Question of
How much water do grapes contain?
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40%
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60%
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80%
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Question of
Do you like grapes?
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Yes, a lot.
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Yes, a little.
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Ugh, no.
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Sweet and yummy seedless grapes sound great! My favorite type of grapes for sure. Now I am interested to read more about the plant itself.
There is a lot written about this interesting plant, ellie925
We should plant vines and figs here now that we’re living here. I need to learn how to multiply plants from my Templeton grape vine. The deer get all the grapes now.
Multiplying them is SO easy!
I’m sure it is. I’ve just never done it. I need to learn how.
We had a wonderful fig tree when we moved here and air-layered several branches for more trees. One winter the main tree didn’t make it. How glad we are that we grew more! From those we’ve grown many more and given them to friends. Now we have 8 trees and are looking forward to this year’s harvest. So maybe it’s time to try grapes. I wish I could give you one of our fig trees!
Oh, thank you, but I did in fact take stem cuttings from uncle’s fig tree and 3 of them took and made it knee high and one even waist high, but they were in the desert and a well-meaning friend came by while I was away on a trip and she saw my water spout set to ON not realizing that it was controlled by the solar sprinkler system so she turned it OFF, for reasons that escape me. Both neighbors were also out of town so every single plant except the grapevine was dead by the time I got back. The grape almost didn’t make it and had just a few teeny tiny grapes that year, but the year after it was effulgent again.
That’s like asking for a pencil and getting a screwdriver. Not really, you can eat grapes or figs and they’re both mediterranean…
Okay, I don’t have a good analogy for what happened to you
Yes, both Mediterranean and they bear fruit about the same time. I am better off with the grapevine as figs can be messy.
My parents had two fig trees in the backyard, so I know exactly what you’re talking about
Thank you Tas, they are delicious.
Amazing story of survival, I love grapes not but figs at all.
Great poll as well.
Thanks, Carol, I didn’t realize how easy it would be to make polls on Virily. Very much fun. I like my grapevine more and more each year and it is much easier to care for than a fig.
My mother-in-law in the yard has grapes … fruitage have appeared … we are waiting to ripen and eat.
Oh, yes, Marija, it is hard to wait. Mine are not quite ripe yet either although I have eaten a few of them anyway.
Oh, I love grapes. Good poll!
They are hard not to love, especially in the summertime.
What a great post! I love grapes, and would love to have some in my yard too.
Thank you LaJenna, they need a little care the first year, but after that they almost grow themselves.
Good poll, I like grapes.
Thank you Branka for taking my poll.