I'm new to this and have been trying to do it right but I got off to a bad start. I built a nice trellis system about 18 months (fall of 2007) ago and...
I have put in 60 vines for a "test" bed to make sure the conditions are right for a larger vineyard. The vines are in blue grow tubes and seem to be doing...
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... you should start spraying only when you see damage starting to show on leaves. Remember, there are predator insects (the good guys) that may be able to...
... I can't answer your questions, except to note that TyTy Nursery has a very bad reputation. From what I've heard, they had 95% negative reviews on Garden...
We have a small vineyard here in GA that we just planted this spring. Chardonnay in one area and cabernet franc in another all grafted to american root stock....
... My experience is limited to the ice belt, from the Black Hills in South Dakota to my home here in Minnesota. The nurseries shipping policy and the alleged...
Thanks to all that replied both offline and here in the group. I got some good advice and plan to stick with it. I had a poor opinion of TyTy already when I...
I had the same experience with a place called mypersonalvineyard.com, I ordered from them before I could research and while I was still in that "I need to do...
Hi all, new to the group but looks like a helpful board for me. I have several varieties of vinifera that I have put out in a test plot of sorts. I am in...
I to have used Double A vineyard and they were great. I am just starting out and they not only helped me with selection but with advise on planting and care....
Training tender vines to multiple (three is best) trunks increases the odds that at least one will survive and bear after a bad winter. Also, they stay...
curious about the shape of the buds' when they start so i can tell what i am looking for.Please let me know if any one has them as a pic or where they are in...
Hi Al, Here's one that's just starting to come out (rounded whitish-green things) http://www.flickr.com/photos/atozwineworks/2399446091/ Here's some that have...
... I was also very happy with Double A Vineyards. I should have mentioned them before. I was just amazed at the roots on the vines they sent me, and they all...
Hi everyone! I've got a vine that (before I knew the difference) never grew the grafted buds, but the rootstock itself put out growth. Once I discovered what...
A grower I know plants out rows of rootstock cuttings, then goes back and field grafts to the established root system. H.Jack McCunn Jr. Denton, Tx. Zone 7b ...
Hi all, I have been so busy getting through my last semester of my MBA that, short of dormant oil and pruning, I had not looked at my vines much. Wow, what a...
Here is a link to the pic I took of the insect I found eating the new clusters. http://www.foofagraphics.com/John/beetle.jpg John Mozurkewich Information...
Heya Teddy Bear, Long time no "read" ;-) Those aren't my vines, I just searched on Yahoo for pictures of buds for Al. I haven't taken any pictures that close...
John I had those buggers in my clusters just before harvest,which was just as we were getting flodded out in Iowa, but as luck would have it the rains quit and...
Vic Life is good in the hills of Iowa. Just finished up the rhubarb so now I can get those rhubarb freaks off my back. You gonna have wine grapes this year? I...
I posted a photo to the photo album: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/growgrapes/photos/album/1720089025/pic/list Anyone see this before? What is it and should I...
Larry, At that juncture on your plants is a lot of water running over that part of the plant? If you have a drip system, is it leaking onto that part of the ...
We have had an unusually wet season in New Jersey so the I haven't run any irrigation at all. This seams to be isolated to the Cabernet Franc vines. I have...
Looks like it is trying to root. I have this on one of my vines that has a cordon close to the groud (like 2 inches off the ground). I am going to let it...
Larry, By the looks of it, after a rain, a fair amount of water will run over that elbow on your plant. I had a dripper too close to a grape plant once and ...
