We had a very early vine. Kind of a weird vine at that. It went up about 10 ft then went horizontally over to a limb on another tree, then hung down to the ground. Grapes were mostly within reach from the ground. Standing in the back of the pickup I was able to get to the highest ones.
For the members across the pond, muscadines are native grapes in the U.S. that have a thick skin and grow wild. The seeds are in a sack in the middle of the grape, and between that seed sack and the skin is a cavity filled with juice. When you bite into them, the sweet tasty juice squirts into your mouth. The juice has an intense grape flavor and is a bit tart. Most aren't much good for making wine but this particular variety which is small do make good wine and are cultivated for that purpose.
Oh man are these good! Usually they are in bunches of no more than three or four...this is actually three or four bunches close together looking like a big bunch. I apparently caught them right before they started dropping, because nearly all were ripe, but none were on the ground yet. I've been eating them for two days now.
For the members across the pond, muscadines are native grapes in the U.S. that have a thick skin and grow wild. The seeds are in a sack in the middle of the grape, and between that seed sack and the skin is a cavity filled with juice. When you bite into them, the sweet tasty juice squirts into your mouth. The juice has an intense grape flavor and is a bit tart. Most aren't much good for making wine but this particular variety which is small do make good wine and are cultivated for that purpose.
Oh man are these good! Usually they are in bunches of no more than three or four...this is actually three or four bunches close together looking like a big bunch. I apparently caught them right before they started dropping, because nearly all were ripe, but none were on the ground yet. I've been eating them for two days now.
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