I live in the california central vally. I own 40 acers, and i was concidering starting a vinyard. Just trying to research the details on how to go about it,...
1961
nessapower
May 2, 2002 4:38 pm
We're in Missouri, and we are about in the same situation. Though we want to start small to see if we can even do it, before we go crazy on the rest of our...
1962
xmarti3
May 2, 2002 4:43 pm
http://www.grapeseek.com/ Grapeseek's directory has a section devoted to establishing a vineyard with a list of URLs. Laura Southern Nv...
1963
Richard
rprior62
May 2, 2002 4:57 pm
Before you invest in this insanity, grab a copy of Cox's From Vines to Wines and read his first couple chapters. That'll 'sober' you into how many vines you...
1964
nessapower
May 3, 2002 1:45 am
Richard, funny you should mention that book. We just received it from Amazon a couple of days ago, and yes it is very enlightening!! Vanessa Our lil'...
1965
William Coleman
aixchapelle@...
May 4, 2002 12:43 am
Mr. Watson: The central valley produces 80% of all the grapes in California. However the quality of the grapes is lower than the grapes grown in the coastal ...
1966
teleturner2000
May 7, 2002 10:24 pm
I live in the eastside of the North Cascades in Washington State (Methow Valley - near the Canadian border) and my neighbor said I could take some cuttings off...
1967
George Turner
teleturner2000
May 7, 2002 10:33 pm
Hello, I am new to this (both chat rooms and growing grapes) so please bear with me. I live in the North Cascades: Methow Valley - east side near the...
1968
Mike Vanecek
mikevanecek
May 8, 2002 2:39 am
Have a looksee at http://www.bunchgrapes.com/cuttings.html Cheers, Mike...
1969
lownmkr
May 8, 2002 3:47 pm
The best time to take cuttings is when the vines are still dormant. Have a bucket of water nearby. Cut the one year old wood 3-4 nodes long. Cut the bottom end...
1970
pgsmtih1
May 8, 2002 6:29 pm
I live in Alabama and although we're not as hot as Texas, after reading http://horticulture.tamu.edu/newsletters/vine/abvx0698.html ("Plant Tube Cookout"), I'm...
1971
Richard
rprior62
May 8, 2002 7:12 pm
Pat Thanks for bringing this up! I just planted 30 vines (my first foray into vinifera) and was about to order some tubes to try out on them, plus a few more...
1972
Michael Vanecek
mikevanecek
May 8, 2002 7:52 pm
Heh - I was considering grow-tubes to keep the rabbits away - but so far they've only nibbled some and moved on, so I'm just leting them grow sans the tubes. A...
1973
George Turner
teleturner2000
May 8, 2002 8:13 pm
Thanks, wish me luck. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness ...
1974
George Turner
teleturner2000
May 8, 2002 8:13 pm
Thanks, Mike, that was a great site. Wish me luck. George ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to...
1975
Mike Oglesby
dmoglesby
May 8, 2002 8:54 pm
Hi Pat. I use growtubes on my new grapevines in N. central Ar. I am in a high humidity location and haven't found that to be a problem on new vines in grow...
1976
Janneys
computer_med...
May 8, 2002 10:46 pm
Friends, With the current warnings going out about the Klez worm I went on to the Symantec site and obtained the following information and software clean up ...
1977
Rufus Elliott
rufuswelliott
May 9, 2002 12:12 am
The question about starting grapes from cuttings reminds me of a question that I have regarding callus. I have never seen callus on dormant grape cuttings...
1978
Janneys
computer_med...
May 9, 2002 2:09 am
Friends, The Grapes list does not allow attachments. If your PC is compromised you will need to download the tool yourself. [Non-text portions of this...
1979
Michael Vanecek
mikevanecek
May 9, 2002 1:30 pm
Please consider doing the below recommendations in Safe Mode (hold down "shift" key when turning computer on or tap the F8 key). If you are infected, hopefully...
1980
Starfarmer
dryzone9
May 9, 2002 1:36 pm
I am interested in obtaining cuttings or rooted plants of Spanish varietal viniferas. I am more interested, mostly, in the reds, but seek some of the whites as...
1981
hbcrunch
May 9, 2002 4:13 pm
Move over Robert Mondavi! I am new to grape growing and the vineyard thing. I am presently reading several books and I am anxious to get started. Could anyone...
1982
sejsjj
May 10, 2002 12:49 am
Hey hb- welcome. I get my vines from Double A vinyards in NY state. [www.rakgrape.com, I think] I live in Maine, and all the vines I chose have done at least...
1983
M
sinkcreek
May 10, 2002 12:54 am
Try this nursery....they are fast and efficient... http://www.duartenursery.com/qualityproducts/grapevine/availability.html ... ...
1984
justamechanic1
May 10, 2002 1:08 pm
The link to Duarte Nursery in post #1983, shows many different clones of Vinifera vines. Cabernet Sauvingnon for example has more than a half dozen different...
1985
lownmkr
May 10, 2002 3:00 pm
I hope you re in southern CA. None of those varieties is known for cold hardiness. ... varietal ... of the ... can't ... am to...
1986
Lenadams Dorris
dryzone9
May 11, 2002 2:46 pm
No, I'm in southern Nevada, a dry USDA zone 9. Except for the 100 year freeze of 1990, during which it got to 17 degrees F for four days, we're warm enough...
1987
lownmkr
May 11, 2002 11:50 pm
You are certainly warm enough. Sonoma Grapvines used to be good about small quanities b/ they ve changed hands. Double'A' probably doesnt carry them b/ might...
1988
Louis Woody
lwoody2us
May 12, 2002 4:45 am
You know, I have also observed this and just considered it a fluke until your post. This year (actually my first year of rooting cuttings) I started cuttings...
1989
joeiocona
May 12, 2002 12:51 pm
Hello: I have a situation where I think I am overwatering my new vines. At 3 weeks, the 1 year extra have shoots and the 1 year grafted are just pushing out...
