[Augie]

Puppies in the greenhouse? That sounds like fun.

I took a walk to survey damage and found my Black Arkansas apple tree busted off at the graft union. It's the wrong time of year to try any new grafting so I cut the best of the branch tips and put them in the cloning tank with some rooting hormone. If I can get a couple or three to make some roots I'll stick em in pots over winter and see what happens.

On the bright side, I found a nice patch of wild grapes growing in the fence next to the hay barn. Well, maybe not wild wild, more likely a Norton vine the birds seeded after stealing from my neighbor. Think I'll give them some fertilizer and see if that helps to fatten them up next time.

Mrs. Augie thought I was nuts when I started picking them and slurping them down. I finally convinced her to try some and now she's a fan. They do have a wonderful flavor. Would be great for making wine if there were more of them. Couple days the birds will find them and they'll be poof gone.

[MomwithHope]

That is a lovely picture. I am always on the lookout for pictures that would make good puzzles. Software on the laptop. I do 3 or more each day. Fast. Stole your picture. 😀

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Shame about your apple tree! Mine are LOADED this season and that’s why I’ve been diligent on the watering in this drought season. Honey Crisp, Liberty, Bonnie Best and Haralson. All good for eating fresh, pies and applesauce.

Dear Old Mom has decided she’s buying me an apple peeler/corer for my birthday so I am on the hunt for the best one out there.

While I planted a variety of grapes, they’ve all converted back to the everyday purple grapes. I think rabbits did some ‘pruning’ for me a few years back and they’re all just coming up from the root stock (most likely ‘King of the North’) that the other varieties were grafted to. It’s always something! But those grapes are just fine for juice, jelly and fresh eating. Good seed-spitting practice, LOL!

One year my BIL found a stash of wild grapes near where he worked. He was a car salesman and he worked near our ‘Beltline’ which is the major 4-lane highway that goes around the city.

He made jelly from it and called it ‘Traffic Jam.’ ;)