Growwiners on Prince Edward Island

ALAN MCLEOD lives in New Glasgow, PEI. He has 60 plants from Euro Nursery in their first year and some older vines he grew over the last couple of years to test the winter kill. Vines include 1 Severnji, 3 Valiant and 10 each Baco Noir, Leon Millot, Gamay Noir, Marechal Foch, Auxerrois and GM-318. The Foch budded after 3 weeks and Alan has decided to let the grapes grow (survival of the fittest!). He is a veggie gardener as well with 1800 onions, 100 spud mounds, a variety of squashes, etc. If this was not enough Alan has planted a pear and apple orchard over the last three years that should provide cider and perry by 2007. It is very early days for wine on the Island, all in all, but he is encouraged by the local interest from his neighbours. One older farmer even said there used to be peaches in PEI so Alan figures he'll have to get some of those too! Email Alan McLeod

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