Two weeks late on this posting

Lots of whirlwind activity going on. I intended to post these videos for the blog way back in late August 2010, just never got around to it. I DID however prepare them back then by placing them on the You Tube page for the blog. But I'll cut out that additional step and put them in this posting for the readers.

The story goes that I now believe July and August really took the vines in Chicago, at my apartment, to another level. The heat came, surely nothing like the heat of the Missouri or anywhere among the southern states, but still these vines thrived very nicely in the warm breath of Chicago's upper-midwest summer.





Reviewing these videos I have to laugh because there has been so much more growth than these videos convey. The growth has been extraordinary, revealing lots of vigor. I also hope it reflects lots of TLC. Regardless, the aim is just to get through the growing season and see what needs to be pruned in the first week of March of 2011.

Temperatures are cooling in Chicago, Illinois. More to come...be well!

Wednesday to Wednesday growth measurments with photography - Syrah vines

A beautiful Syrah grape vine leaf.  Chicago Illinois Wed Aug 4 2010. That's a vine growing in Southeast Logan Square, my readers!!!!  Dig it!

Note the green string on the left of the horizontal fence post.   It was placed on the fence July 28, 2010 Wed to begin measurements.   Measurements on Wed Aug 4 2010 (date of photo) conveyed growth of 8 inches, perhaps 9 in one week's time since the 28th of July.

Front porch Syrah grape vine. Wed Aug 4 2010

Front porch Syrah grape vine, picture # 2.  Wed Aug 4 2010.  This is the vine that is doing the best of the two being measured.  Very hardy and vigorous growth for an urban setting.  Curious where things will be come Sept 15, 2010 despite my estimation that the better part of the growing season concludes around Sept 1 for the Chicagoland area.

We'll be back with more updates. Just pulling it all together.


Happy growing!