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Post by wishiwere »

When is it time to cover grapes?

Does anyone know at what point they are tasty to birds? Before ripe, or only when ripe?
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Just about the time you think "oooh, the grapes are ripe!" you'll go out the next morning to find them gone!!
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Yeppers! That's what happens normally! THey are not in plain sight from the house, so we forget about them till it's too late! So do you know about when they get ripe? I mean, is it august or sept?
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Depends on variety and weather conditions. One year they'll be earlier, another year they'll be later!
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Well shoots! Okay then. Thanks! :)
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When you see purple streaks running down the side of your house, from the birds, you know your to late. :wink:
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I guess for 2:54 am, I can adjust my expectations on the 'SMARYPANTS' responses! :lol:
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:eek: purple streaks :eek: Isn't that from all the blueberries? We hang some old CD or DVD and the birds don't like that, it's the raccoon that eats the grapes here. The owl doesn't scare them away!
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Red, Purple, green..........all comes like running jelly in the end! Dang birds. I won't have to worry anyway! Something is attacking my grapes! See other post on Grape vine bugs! :evil:
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