Black Monukka Seedless Grape

[Auburn]

Well done Richard. I’m sure fresh grape juice has a great taste. What are your thoughts about making juice from muscadines? Will the seed be a problem? etc.

[Richard]

@Auburn

What are your thoughts about making juice from muscadines?

I plan to do it! The seeds should not be a problem with a reamer-type juicer that has a screen.

[Auburn]

Thanks

[Richard]

[Richard]

The drizzle of rain stopped this afternoon so I cane pruned my Black Monukka back to a straight “T”. Yup, you can’t see it … but compare with this picture from April.

[Richard]

New canes began bolting out this week

[Richard]

New growth for 2018, about a month later than last year.

[Richard]

[Richard]

A few of the 40 or more bunches developing on our Black Monukka grape vines so far.

[Richard]

Prolific start this year

[Richard]

[EastBexarWilcox]

Do you have a catch wire up there that we can’t see???

[Richard]

Nope, scroll back to the first post for a view of the trellis.

[EastBexarWilcox]

Cool! Is that a trait of the variety that keeps them standing or do you just not have a lot of wind???

[Richard]

Those standing canes will fall over when they reach 4’ or so in length.

[Richard]

Today’s harvest

[Richard]

Picked 6.5 lbs today!

[Richard]

Yesterday Janet and I won a few round-to-its in the Radiator Springs race so today I pruned the remaining grape vine.

[Seattlefigs]

how does it taste as fresh table grapes?

[Richard]

We love it!