I think you all plant too high. I never have left a graft union more than 2 inches above the soil line and I have never had a 3309 or other throw suckers. I...
Hi Keith, as far as I can recall it was a single curtain canopy with a single cordon about 7 ft off the ground. The vines were on 8 ft centers and the shoots...
Hi Folks, I have had my vineyard started for three years, but this year got behind. I have about 90 cuttings in a bucket to hydrate them, but because of - real...
Mark, I've seen it go well, and I've seen it go badly... if you have rooting hormone, I would remove the plants, apply the hormone to the rooting area, and...
Im referring to suckers here as being from the root, not necessarily the trunk. Long vigorous red shoots coming from below ground are the first sign that the...
Sorry Keith I read and wrote in a hurry and I didnt mean to disagree with you. Of course planting the graft union closer ot the soil is recommended to help...
... I have a two leaf vine yard of norton. The first thing I noticed was that you could thow out everything you thought you knew about pruining grapvines....
I'm at a loss as I have never in 24 years had a rootstock push after the scion dies. I used to remove them, but quit and just replant a little away. Never had...
Oh, Iıve had it happen, indeed, I had exactly 4 vinifera at the time, one died, and the 3309 sprouted all on its own. Happens ALL the time with grafted roses....
A good nursery will disbud grape rootstocks so they can't sucker. If it suckers, it wasn't properly disbudded. -Lon Rombough NEW grape pruning video:...
Does anyone have experience using riperia gloire rootstock in a eastern or midwestern vineyard. I am considering it as a rootstock in a Southern Illinois...
If Baco does well there, then riparia Gloire should as well. Might as well use Baco, if youıre looking for vigor... :) g [Non-text portions of this message...
I have never heard of a problem from the combination; and know of many cases of that use. Mark Hart ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Greetings, In the past, I have been able to buy Copper Sulfate at local garden supply stores. I rotate it through with other fungicides in my spray program....
I have few here and there on riparia g. I have pretty much found that about any rootstock variety is more drought tolerant than any hybrid. I have had 2...
you bring up a good question. does anyone know the difference in the copper sulfates listed and what there use is. fertilizer dealers have 'copper sulfate with...
If Marquette was UofM's version of Pinot Noir, what is the white grape equivalent to Chardonnay? Frontenac Gris? I am looking for a disease resistant,...
From: sandh1994 ... grape that can be grown in zone 5-6 ... I don't know about Marquette equivalence, but IMO Seyval would fill that bill. If the grapes are...
If you're looking for a white, have you ever tried La Crosse wine? I wasn't even a white fan (except for Gewurtztraminer and occasional Pinot grigio) until I...
Bob, Can you ripen Chardonel in your location? I tried growing some for awhile, but it would not get ripe in my location - growing season too short. It seems...
Rayon dı Or. It flourishes in zone 5-6, itıs healthy, has upright growth, Loire-style wine, and, if you manage it right, itıll take the botrytis and hang...
OK, George, you philosophers are masters of ambiguity. :-) Is my opinon right, or do you agree that my opinion is highly arguable? Dan Student: "Master, what...
Dan I know exactly how you feel, being George's breeding partner. Jean Houle Charlemagne Quebec Zone de rusticité 4b-5a du Canada Canada plant hardiness zone...
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