Fruit Finally Growing!

Well it took three long years of patience growing my first grapevine, and I'm finally getting fruit. It's well worth it, because there is a lot!



Above is a picture of just a small part of the third year grapevine. There are so many berry clusters! There would be another half more but I picked off a third of the clusters in the beginning of the season to ensure proper ripening.



A part of the other side of the vine. :)



Above is a picture of almost the whole grapevine. I had trouble getting the whole thing in the picture. The foliage didn't fill in like I wanted it to in the middle, but I'll make sure it does next year.



This is my concord grapevine that was planted this year. It reached the top wire and is amongst the leaves of the third year grapevine.



Finally, this is my seedless concord. There was a hail storm a few weeks ago that knocked the top few leaves off of the vine which slowed its reach to the top. It's a blessing in disguise because more strong shoots are growing out of the main trunk which means more root development. I've noticed the leaves on the seedless concord are much bigger than the regular concord. I don't know if it is just because of the extra shoot growth, but I'm sure I'll be able to compare the two next year.

Flowering and Berry Set

About a week ago, the Concords began to flower. They kind of smelled like Febreeze if you'd believe that. After only about three days the flowers fell off and the berries started to enlarge. Right now they are only about 2 mm in diameter. It seems like some of the berries are enlarging faster than others.

A few days ago, I put up some trellis wire at the same height as the fully grown Concord for the other two vines. They are about a foot away from the top.