I've learned it's better to pick them a little early and then let them ripen off the vine. They taste the best when they are a deep purple but that is also when they are the least firm. All the deep purple ones I end up eating straight from the vine instead of saving. It quite a task to keep searching daily for new berries that are ripe. They hide pretty well and my vine is well over 20ft long climbing up a staircase. No complaints by me though.
So if you've seen some of my past posts you know that I've had encounters with possums and raccoons in my backyard garden. I've trapped 3 raccoons and eliminated 2 possums but gophers had been a problem in the past I wasn't really willing to tackle. At least until recently. The gophers in my backyard alley were ruining plants and soil everywhere. I'd had enough. So after some serious research I chose my weapon. A Victor Black Box Gopher trap. The amazon reviews were great and it was under $15. Now as you see the trap here it's set and ready to go. You would just point that end (the open end) towards an open tunnel. It works like a reverse mouse trap, instead of pinning a rodent down it pulls them up and pins them to the roof of the trap. The trigger is that coat hanger looking metal piece in the middle. It packs quite a punch when triggered. Now you can't just look for an open hole and stick it in front of it. I watched YouTube for about an ho...
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