Dan, Thanks for the information. They are still all hanging on the vine, but I'm getting quite a bit anxious. All of my numbers are looking good, except for...
Tom, Your TA numbers are wrong. Either you are using outdated reagent (Sodium hydroxide), or you are using the wrong strength for the calculation constant you...
Hey, Thanks for that practical advice Dan. David ... From: Dan Mouer To: growgrapes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 8:42 PM Subject: Re:...
Greetings. It has been a long while since last posting. Must have been all the good advice that has kept me in the field. This year in SE Pennsylvania, we...
Have you tasted them? In some climates Reliance won't develop much color. It is often edible even when it's only a very light pink. -Lon Rombough Grapes,...
I would definitely go taste them. I'm in Northern Virginia and I am reasonably sure mine would have been ripe two weeks ago or so. Unfortunately, I can't know...
Dan, Yes, thank you for your great information. I've been getting bogged down in the numbers and need to just "read the grapes" as you mention. I recalibrated...
Tom, something in your numbers just doesn't look right. Are you sure that the normality of the sodium hydroxide is 0.2 and not 0.1. To have a Brix of 21 and pH...
finaly found one at Radio chack, cost ca 25 dollars and are remote, with LCD dispaly. Per ... From: PER GARP To: growgrapes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
Tom, What temperatures are the solutions(buffers and juice) when you are reading? If you have the buffers, try to standardize with 6&10. With the 4-7 ...
Tom, What temperatures are the solutions(buffers and juice) when you are reading? If you have the buffers, try to standardize with 6&10. With the 4-7 ...
Time for the annual bird deterrant discussion? We would like to hear what you are all doing to deal with these things and any recommendations that you would...
nets and a stick, to take care of brids caught in the nets nothing else works i'd really like to see nets with wieghted bottoms so I don't have to stake them...
Go to a sporting goods store and get a bunch of one ounce or larger fishing weights. Clip them on the bottom. Though to my thinking, it's easier to use U...
We used nets stretched to an angled siding nail in each post near ground level. Fast and easy to install and remove. John Sperr Rhinebeck NY ... [Non-text...
Songbirds enjoy the protection of the Federal Government in the USA. We would get one or two a week in the nets (50 acres of vineyard) and simply release them...
50 acres of vineyard?!!! What is your business named John & do you have a website that we could take a look at? David Jay NY ... From: John Sperr To:...
... I've only got a few backyard vines, and I know this isn't practical for large vineyards, but I put chickenwire fencing up around my vines, then bird...
My rules about chickenwire are pretty simple: 1. We will not use it under any circumstances. 2. If it's in the vineyard, we charge $50 and hour to remove it....
If you are out of town, BirdGard works well for us. We use nothing else. It is an electronic system that amplifies random distress calls of birds indigenous to...
... Heh, heh. I'm starting to feel that way about bird-netting, myself (the chickenwire hasn't been nearly as big a pain). Except that this year I didn't get a...
Time for our annual too mulch or not too mulch discussion? We would like to hear what everybody else is recommending this year. Personally one thing that we...
... The only thing that worked for me so far is netting. I've tried flash tape and big plastic owl. The visual scare tactics don't work that well for the...
Hello to everyone at this group, I am a somewhat new member to this group and also new to growing grapes. I have a couple of questions I hope to get some help...
Am looking around at some dormant plants. for my yard. cant find any info on two of them. one was marked "flame" the other "Fantasy" are either of these wine...
Hi Tory -- Please tell us more about your location and soil. Have you had a good soil test and analysis done? Where exactly are you located? Precise latitude...
