tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post7502907213484353508..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: GratitudeDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-72299842623210679622015-12-06T15:37:24.318+02:002015-12-06T15:37:24.318+02:00Bill - I have no problem with a tithe - but the wh...Bill - I have no problem with a tithe - but the whole crop!!!? I have discussed an alternative plan for next year with RMan, which will involve relocating the new youngberry bush runners to a "protected" spot - leaving the existing bushes for the birds... ;)<br /><br />That way no one will go without :DDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-91515968054314248442015-12-06T15:23:58.846+02:002015-12-06T15:23:58.846+02:00Ugh. I know that feeling and feel your pain Dani. ...Ugh. I know that feeling and feel your pain Dani. It is such a frustrating disappointment to get that close, only to have wildlife take it all. May it never happen to you again. Good luck with the rest of your fruit.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859125602809246773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-70405189216030850782015-12-06T14:20:53.190+02:002015-12-06T14:20:53.190+02:00PQSA - You're very welcome :)PQSA - You're very welcome :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-39670948296929520892015-12-06T14:20:24.364+02:002015-12-06T14:20:24.364+02:00Quinn - Yeah, I had promised RMan that I would mak...Quinn - Yeah, I had promised RMan that I would make him his "himbo" juice which he enjoyed as a child. No this year... :(<br /><br />I have bird nets, but the bloody youngberry plants grow through them, and they have so many t-i-n-y thorns which then rip the netting when it is time to remove them. They also make harvesting the fruit as it ripens very difficult.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-59373851057294877142015-12-06T14:17:21.372+02:002015-12-06T14:17:21.372+02:00Sol - I can post pics of the vines as the fruit ri...Sol - I can post pics of the vines as the fruit ripens, but I am by no means an expert on the subject of grapes. In fact, only 4 of our 7 vines have any fruit to speak of. The better person to contact would be Mum http://mumssimplylivingblogat.blogspot.co.za/ Her grapes vies are amazing!!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-4600108973628754232015-12-06T09:48:39.656+02:002015-12-06T09:48:39.656+02:00Thanks for the warning, Dani, I have a tree full o...Thanks for the warning, Dani, I have a tree full of swiftly ripening figs and those rascally rascals are not getting them. possumqueensahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456571934916321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-12639962489106868842015-12-06T08:41:58.080+02:002015-12-06T08:41:58.080+02:00Oh, I'm sorry, Dani - it is hard to lose the e...Oh, I'm sorry, Dani - it is hard to lose the entire harvest! I share berries with birds, but I do have to get up pretty early in the morning if I want any blueberries. Many people here drape some sort of netting or cheesecloth over their fruit trees and berry bushes..I've never tried it, but it must work because I see i everywhere and no one would do it for the aesthetics, believe me.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-23229731420217723802015-12-05T22:44:33.604+02:002015-12-05T22:44:33.604+02:00Can you please show the progress of your vines? I...Can you please show the progress of your vines? I have 4 cuttings/whips I took off of a friends vine. Seriously thought they would die, but they took. I have an older vine also. <br /><br />Previously I have just let vines grow madly over a pergola and had good results, but I am interested now in cutting them back and getting better crops.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.com