Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

Persimmon Nikita's Gift, flower buds.  5.21.17  The late blooming fruits are not affected by early spring rains, which gives them a ...

Table Grapes, Venus, Price, Interlaken.  8.4.15 These are Venus and Price (both blue), and Interlaken (green).  I don't know which I...

Hollywood Plum after 1 season of growth. 10.18.14  I replanted some of the fruit trees and a grape vine that I started in the raised bed...

Himrod Grape Lynden Blue Grape The grape vines are in their second spring, just over a year post planting at the Battleground pla...

Sourwood ( Oxydendrum arboreum )  The first of fall color at the Battleground place.  Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum).  This may be partl...

Tiny buds I think it was December when I moved this grapevine.   This is a green grape, seeded, bought at Vancouver Farmer's Market....

Blackberries Feijoa / Pineapple guava  I may need to stretch how I define "orchard".   Since the feral Himalayan blackber...

I saw this grape variety at the local "Everything Store". Remembering, Buffalo is considered a Concord-like grape that bears in...

Each year at New Year's I prune the grapes.  It's early enough that the vines don't bleed, which they do if it's Spring.  ...

Planted the rest of the ginkgo seeds in the iris raised bed.  That's about 20 seedlings if they grow.  Lots to give away then.  By plant...

Went to the meeting today. It was a great experience. I felt like I was among kindred spirits. Lots of fruit to view and taste. Zillions...

Price grapes. My favorite. These have seeds. I don't mind seeds, and have read that grape seed is good for you. Regardless, the fla...

No photos today. Pruned grapes. I usually do that on New Year's day. This is a little later, but not bad. There were more dead canes ...

I wondered if I almost killed them during the pruning this year, because I removed so much growth. Then there was a hard freeze.  Not the c...

Here is a bit of a backyard orchard progress report. Backyard orchard also includes front yard. It also includes strawberries, grapes, and...

Today I pruned the grape vines (overhead arbor), and most of the fig trees. Changes: Grapes - last year I had more grapes than I could use....

Each year, I prune grapevines on New Year's Day. It's a good way to remember to do it. Plus, I don't have to remember "It...