How do they taste? For some reason they just look like they would taste even better than red raspberries! They sure are pretty.
@Poorwolf Greg, its funny you mentioned Japanese Beetles. Yesterday I saw my very first one- on their very favorite tree which is sweet cherry. Grapes is a close second once they get started. Upon seeing that evil bug yesterday, I had the same thought as you- the war has begun. And it is a hard fight here. The only good thing I can say is that here its only about 2 months.
@hoosierbanana OK, I’ll be the dumb guy who asks…what on earth is that thing?? Looks like maybe some kind of prehistoric label maker/stamper???
Deer fence needs to be 7’ tall and pinned down to the ground too or they will crawl under it. I know your frustrations they’ve got my trees too. Right now I don’t have any deer pressure, but once the fawns are bigger they’ll be causing havoc on anything they can get into. If they can get their nose under a fence they will try forcing their body through so bewear.
Closing on my house is July 10. Hopefully will be in France by Sept. slipped and fell on my marble steps into my orchard the other morning. Finally out of the ER yesterday. Slid on the green slime after the rain. Frightening. Am in incredible pain and back home. No breaks just horribly bruised. Dialed 911 while looking at the sky. I could not move or get up. Hopefully this is now the end of not fun things happening.
Ouch! I hope your better soon. My deck gets slimy like that. I need to power wash it. It’s been raining so much. It’s in the shade at ground level where mine is slippery.
So sorry for your troubles. The south of France will be sunny, bright, and less slimy. I think you’ll be up to your eyeballs in superb fruit and colorful flowers.
