Hi.....I saw this trellising method on a Wine "show" on television last year ....it's used extensively in Argentenia.....they also have to use a special...
Dennis, The principal white grapes grown in Soave are Garganega, Trebbiano, Chardonnay, and Pinot Bianco -- probably in that order. Examine the leaves and...
In a message dated 6/2/2004 5:33:52 PM Central Standard Time, pgsmtih1@... writes: We've have lost all old growth (4 yr) on our muscadines to borings ...
I just recieved delivery of some 1st year Cynthiana/Norton plants two weeks ago from Chaumette, Inc. at 24345 St. Rte. WW, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670 (call...
I have three year old Cabernet sauvignon that are going nuts on me. With all the rains this year, the cab sav have tremendous growth, and way more clusters...
SHARE WITH YOUR VINEYARD FRIENDS AND MARK YOUR CALENDAR. WIGPAC VINEYARD TOUR Saturday, August 7, 2004 Pike and Calhoun Counties · 8:00 Busses load at...
What ever you do, don't over crop in year three. If you mess Cab up this year, it will be faster to rip everything out and start over than correct the issues....
Hi Paul, I'm in Estill Fork, Alabama. I've never seen or heard of anything like this either. I'd like to take steps to avoid any possible reoccurnaces. Pretty...
This is meant to be of historical interest, also to show the impact grapes have on the world, and because I went to Davis and was a student of Dr. Olmo. -Lon...
Lon J. Rombough
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Jun 5, 2004 1:33 am
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I recently attended a grape growers meeting which included a presentation by prof. CJ Chang of the University of Georgia. He announced that they had come up...
I got down with a hand-held 30-power loupe/scope, to look at my Pinot noir flowers. Couldn't figure out which parts were which until I found the following...
Grape flowers can have either five or six stamens, as Kenton has noted. I'm not sure if anyone has ever traced the number of flower parts back to a given...
Lon J. Rombough
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Jun 5, 2004 2:08 pm
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Now try to imagine removing the anthers from the stamens without getting any pollen on the stygma. Do it 30-40 times on a single bunch without destroying the...
It's like anything else. It gets easier with practice. There are vinifera selections that can have 500 to 1000 flowers to a cluster. I've done some of...
Lon J. Rombough
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Jun 5, 2004 2:19 pm
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I've been writing a Vineyard Management software solution for the tracking of vineyard management data. Current data being tracked are things such as Vineyard...
A couple of additional notes on the PD update: This is supposed to be a treatment, not a cure. Second, I wonder what affect if any this would have on the...
Hopefully give them something else besides poppies to grow to make a profit. Keith ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try...
Fascinating stuff Lon! I look forward to reading more in your books. Dave ps; I'm patiently waiting for my cuttings to callous, they look great! Thanks...
Hello All, I am looking to obtain a handfull (say 4) of Norton/Cynth. vines to do some research here in NE Ohio. At the suggestion of Scott Wehner (Thanks...
We have an abundance of fruit getting rip here in Central Ga and I want to make some wine while the grapes are growing. What equipment, chemicals etc do I need...
Here's a place that has been making fruit wines since the 1930's http://www.honeywoodwinery.com/ We have an abundance of fruit getting rip here in Central Ga...
Lon J. Rombough
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Mark, Go to http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request.asp <http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request.asp> and scroll down to "Peach Wines." There are three...
I have been unable to get any kind of straight answer from anyone, including Dow Ag regarding being able to use produce that may have been affected by spray...
It appears I have a grape flea beetle attack that has starded in my newly planted Cab Sav vineyard. About 100 of the 428 vines show signs of leaf damage, on...
Jeese, It is very unlikely your problem is grape flea beetles. You noted a couple of the reasons (location, etc.). An unkept vineyard is not a prerequisite for...
Prototypical flea beetle damage is leves that look like they ve be shot with a shot gun and girdleing of young shoots. There are many types of flea beetles....
anyone know the pre-harvest interval for Benlate, Nova (66 days I think) and captan.. having to spray rigourously now but dont want to exceed the PHI on any of...
benlate- 50 days, nova- 14 days, captan- 0 days and a 4 day reentry. Mancozeb has the 66 day PHI. Keith SRV ... __________________________________ Do you...