Hello all, I have recently taken the plunge in Northern California to attempt a vineyard/winery. I hopefully can get some insight from you all to steer me to...
... From: grapesrus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:grapesrus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pojo1492 ... vineyard/winery. There is also a Yahoo group called Small...
Hi Paul, Most folks in the business who are within reasonable distance will attend at least one day of the Unified Symposium. The vendor hall is pretty...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3530945a3600,00.html Picky birds really know their grapes THURSDAY , 05 JANUARY 2006 Scientists are starting to get under...
Lon J. Rombough
lonrom@...
Jan 5, 2006 11:53 pm
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The Minnesota Grape Growers Association is again hosting a Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference, February 3-4, 2006 in Rochester, MN. The conference will...
Question, 6 of my 14 older noble vines have split where the two cordons branch out from the trunk, leaving one cordon attached to the trunk and then a bad...
... cordons branch out from the trunk, leaving one cordon attached to the trunk and then a bad split down the trunk with the other cordon just hanging on. I...
Even though this is after the fact... I have a pruning and grafting book that states that 90-degree angles are the strongest for forming the two cordons. I...
... Yep will probably do that... vines fruit like crazy anyway, and a little loss for a couple of years wont hurt.. thanks, Joe O'Neal Kamikaze Grower Bayou...
Joe, When I had top problems with a vigorous variety (two of the Kuhlmanns), I took Lon's advice and just cut them off at the ground. They made such great ...
Joe, When I had top problems with a vigorous variety (two of the Kuhlmanns), I took Lon's advice and just cut them off at the ground. They made such great ...
Dear group, It has been extremely warm here in middle TN to be the the first half of January. I have started pruning my vines and today I noticed that the sap...
I'm in North Alabama and I haven't even started pruning but I'm sure the same thing is happening here. Nothing to do but wait and see... Are you going to the...
Are you going to the TVOS meeting next month? I reckon. We have our room reservations. I'm sure you'll be there, right? [Non-text portions of this message...
Yep. I've got to give 2 presentations this year, one on Friday and one on Saturday. One will be on "Safety in the Vinyard" and the other on "Safety in the...
FYI: The first issue of Small Winery magazine is printed and will be mailed out next week. For those who plan to subscribe but have not yet done so, tomorrow...
I am getting mixed reviews before planting in a few weeks of vines per acre. I am looking at a 5x7 VSP planting, what is the consensus? Paul Elida Vineyards...
Rory: However, I don't agree with some of the info in the article. On a VSP we have moved all our fruiting wires down to 28-30" in order to maximize the leaf...
Consensus?! Oh you came to the right place for a consensus. ;-) How about many qualified opinions? To really know you would have to plant a trial plot with...
Oh jeez... Let's start with Where are you located and what variety are you growing? Rootstocks? Irrigation? Soil Types? Crop loads? All of these quesitons, and...
Chico Ca, temparnillo,cab s, zin, primitivo, carignan,mourvedre, grenache,and sangio, syrah as well, soil is great, UC Davis vines, i would like to attempt 1...
fruit load or bud count should dictate vine spacing....its about fruit ripening ability of the vine and trellis capacity utilization... ... plant vines pruned...
Hi Steve, Thought I might benefit from a bit of your perspective. I am glen hamner and our place is in the Texas hill country. That means that about 1 to 3...
G H
hamnerhaus@...
Jan 19, 2006 3:05 am
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Well, since I grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in a really cool climate, I'm probably not the best one to answer this, but I would say that 1 ton an acre in your...
G H <hamnerhaus@...> wrote: Where the rock and available topsoil are scarce, root holes will be developed into the fractured limestone for individual...
You on the valley floor, or up in the hills a bit? What's your heat summation? (You must be a Lodi-type, maybe a bit cooler, eh?) There's nothing like that...
You might consider deep ripping to 3 feet or more. Even one shank would fracture the subsoil and give the new plants quick access. If you do rip the subsoil...
Those black walnuts exude a substance called juglone, which is toxic to most plants (including grapes). I've read the toxic zone is 50 to 60 feet around a...
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