It's that time again!Open to pros and amatuers alike who are members of yahoogroups winemaking and grape growing groups( You pros may have to do something...
The Cellarmasters 32nd Annual US Amateur Winemaking Competition will be held on November, 6, 2005. - Deadline for entries is Sunday, October 23rd - at the Home...
Spec Trellis has a product called Vineside Netting that I have used with great success! http://www.spectrellising.com/wildlife/index.php#vineside ... John...
... From: grapesrus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:grapesrus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of acorad2003 ... be held on November, 6, 2005. I tried to access the PDF...
I have several cab franc plants (6 years old) that have purple-dark red leaves. I notice the fruit on those plants is not as ripe as the rest and lower brix....
I have seen that netting and wonder what you do at the top and bottom. Do you clip it together? The birds that take half of my crop every year will literally...
Dan, I did not have a problem with it. Jack Keller _____ From: grapesrus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:grapesrus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Strickland ...
I purchased about 5000' of the vineside netting from Spec this year, and I thought the little buggers would do that to, but I placed a clip about every 2 feet,...
I use a common stapler to join the top and bottom. Ned Smith Creek Hill Vineyard near Chattanooga, TN N34.98 W85.5 ... From: grapesrus@yahoogroups.com...
Should have mentioned that we do clip it together with either twist ties or plastic clips. A friend has been using an electronic bird distress call with good ...
... Sir, I'm insterested in using netting for next year. The buggers got about 75% of my Foch and Frontenac this year. Third year vines, so this was first ...
I had thieves in the Vineyard last night! I believe their names were Bambi and Raccoon! Completely stripped a vine! Left their friend Wasp to finish the...
... error ... It seemed to work for me. If anyone else has a problem with it please let me know! My email: judging at cellarmastersla.org Andy Coradeschi ...
I use Surround (clay spray) to coat and deter wasps late in the season. Not sure if anyone has ever checked to see if it deters larger thieves or not... ... ...
Joe: I grow 2.5 acres of Cab Franc here in Missouri and have found CF has generally a magnesium problem, and solved the problem with additions of 4lbs / 50...
I have a question about the Goblet Trellis? My source of information is from the " Practical Winery & Vineyard" Gobelet Trellis is Basically head pruning of...
Mark: My brother-in-law works for a netting company and can get me wholesale on bird netting for $.02/sq ft in 7 foot width for side netting, if you need...
I received an entry from someone in Poland. Shipping a bottle of wine internationally is expensive. There is no guarantee that a bottle shipped from either end...
That's a great idea for storing netting and sounds a lot easier than rolling it up on a piece of emt, which is what I have been doing. Is your net the...
Ya I saw that too. "grodmanfordman" posted several non-related sites in the files. I think that person should be banned from the group. The member joined...
I posted a photo of my Niagara grapes for this year. This is the first year that they have produced. They make a "different" tasting jelly, that's for sure....
i have a group also, "Iowagrapes". I will allow ANYTHING that grape, wine or Iowa related. Under Iowa law, unsolicited "spam" cost $2 per recipient. for a...
Hi, Jeff. My family is from middle TN (near Frankewing, between Pulaski and Fayetteville, down south, by I-65) and my wife and I went to college in Nashville...
Hi Michael I suppose it could be magnesium or crown gall or girdling. Here is a link that shows the different deficiencies. Mine looks like the leaf roll...
I am in North Alabama and have similar conditions. You need to do everything possible to promote ventilation and keep the rots at bay. A simple 2 or 3 wire...