
Neptune grapes? What?
This spring one of my gardening priorities is developing Rosslyn’s long term fruit production. I’ve spent the last couple of years salvaging long abandoned apple trees, and this spring I’m planting additional fruit trees, shrubs and vines. Sounds factory farm-like… Not at all what I’m going for, so let’s start again!
Neptune Grapes and Reliance Grapes
On March 28 I placed an order with Double A Vineyards for four grapevines, two Neptune grapes (a seedless white grape variety) and two Reliance grapes (a seedless red grape variety). Taking advantage of today’s beautiful mid-70’s weather I planted all four grapes along the garden meadow fence, filling in some of the gaps between the grapes I planted last year.
The grapes arrived at