I am incredibly lucky to have a very prolific grape vine here, growing over the dining room window. I say lucky because it was going to be removed by the vendors, but the estate agent persuaded them to leave it there, when I bought the house back in 2016. The vine produces an abundance of sweet green grapes, but they contain a lot of pips so they have never been very popular with my B&B guests. Last year I looked up recipes for grape jelly or jam, and came across one which combined grapes and lemon juice. I made a few jars and the guests had it for their breakfast toast, or to drizzle across some coconut yoghurt or on the mini pancakes. It went down very well so I shall make more this year. When I moved into Nab Cottage I noticed a plant in a pot near the grape vine, and as it grew I realised that it was Wisteria. I planted it in the ground, and had some trellis put up to support it, and 6-7 years later it has its first flower. Hopefully a few more will appear, but maybe not this year.
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Cathy Larkin
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September 2024
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