Uh-oh its another first time nafex-er. Hopefully this posts well. I'm
curious as to anyone in the upper midwest zone 4a (I'm in western WI) region
has had success with a grape that is hardy to -30F, seedless (or very small
seeds), large and meaty enough to dry well for raisins. I've asked several
people so far and have either heard 'no' or 'hmmm . . . interesting - i
don't know'. the only one i've tried so far is somerset which seemed a bit
too small to work well. Mybe it's a lost cause but I thought I should put
it out there.
i'm into drying with a couple of solar dryers i rigged up, and am thinking
of being able to market dried fruit in the future, and drying whole fruit
(that doesn't involve cutting into it) may help navigate the regulations
easier, so if anyone has other recommendations for fruit that may work well
for drying whole, i'd also be interested in hearing about it. thanks!
sincerely,
Anton Ptak
western wi, zone 4a
[NAFEX] grapes for raisins in wisconsin,
Anton Ptak, 01/15/2009