2-4-D in the ester formulation can travel for miles. Banvel is another culprit with very similar symptoms. Not much can be done to mitigate it, except to tell...
Try UC Davis they have cuttings from all sorts of vines. Also a few nurseries. The following lists having Furmint: http://www.sonic.net/~sgi/jameson.shtml Jim ...
Well, there you go, internet for you! How about the germplasm repostitory? http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1008405 You must be able to...
On a semi-related note, I had some minor damage from Round-up drift a few years ago. All of my farmer neighbors understand my concerns and are very diligent...
This year, Tu B' Shevat( the Jewish new year for trees and vines) begins on the evening of January 21st and continues trough the 22nd. It will then be...
Yeah sure Ron, with temps in the single digits. Have a happy Tu B'Shevat. ... From: lownmkr <Vanclaybor@...> To: grapesrus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
According to the soil analysis I had done, I need to apply 1.5 lbs Boron and 2.5 lbs Zinc per acre. My local feed store did not have anything that contained...
... \I apply my boron in a compressed air sprayer using Boraxo washing powder. Remember you will not have to apply a full acre worth if you treat under the...
Regarding Crosby Rootstock: The best information should be available from the following. Curator : Philip FORSLINE Institute : New York State Agricultural...
I believe it is a selection that Richard Grem in Connecticut, a grower/ breeder, discovered 20-30 years ago. The Geneva repository has it as a riparia...
Sorry, I have no idea of its supposed virtues. Grem was a little different, and his objectives may not be the same as those of the mainstream. If you are not...
Well thanks anyway. my interest is in only what rootstocks may work well in this Ohio climate. This is one obtained from Geneva that I am propagating this...
For Ohio generally 3309c, SO4, and 5C have worked out the best. Some people like 101-14 but it has a strange wood structure that in Ohio climate that doesn't...
The 3309 seems to work well, as a general purpose. SO4 slows things down a bit. 5C is new as I have just began using it last year, but have been advised...
Does anyone make raisins? What varieties are the best and can any table grape be used? What are some resources that I can use to get started? Thanks....
It's more for fun than real production because the drying ratio is about 9 to 1, so you get about two or three pounds of raisins per productive vine. Best...
I have heard that Thompson Seedless is a good variety for raisins. You need to live in an environment suitable for growing Thompson Seedless, since it is not...
Thompson Seedless is called Sultana (Sultaniye) in Turkey. Mediterranean climate is the best for growing. It is superb as a table grape as well as raisin...
If you'd ever eaten a raisin made from Muscat of Alexandria, you'd know. That was the main raisin variety before Thompson Seedless. In those days, they used...
Thanks alot. I never thought about the stem removal part of it, sounds like a good job for somebody else. http://victoriacreek.net/default.aspx ... In ... the ...