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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Killing grapevines
  • Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:28:53 -0700

You probably overcropped the Alwood. That would make it ripen late, and have low acid and low sugar. Overcropping is very easy to do with a young vine, especially with a less vigorous variety like Alwood. Thin the fruit next season and it will ripen earlier and taste a lot better.
-Lon Rombough
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On Oct 5, 2009, at 8:20 AM, William C. Garthright wrote:

My Allwood grape is just a year old, but unlike the others I planted,
this doesn't ripen early. And - this year, at least - the grapes just
tasted... bland.


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