Dustyfj

It’s my birthday! Treated myself to a new fence. ProFence took only two days to build the whole fence with gates.

Before you take them off, check with Joseph Fiola at UMd about proper disposal. I don’t know if the waste disposal site will destroy...

I am finding the larger canes are loaded with spotted lantern egg sacks on the underside. I’m planning on loading up the clippings and...

I grew up on 6 acres of concord. My grandma, parents and I would trim on the weekend starting in January and struggling to finish...

Many of the commercial vineyards around me have been pruning since early January. In talking with one of the owners, he said “I want to...

The local winery has been pruning on warm days. It takes time so the sooner they start, the sooner he finishes. Wisconsin Vinters is...

Ditto for me. Trying to get the late breaking varieties done. I have less time than usual so I’m on the ropes. I think I can still...

That makes sense. You’re a good two months ahead of me, and my 88 vines will take a couple afternoons to prune. I prune late in hopes...

I might be a little early. I’ve heard pruning before bud swell can delay bud break by a week and protect from frost. We are getting...

Are you going to have the fence up before flowering 2025? Deer love grape flowers.

Yikes - what’s all that white stuff!!!! I agree with Vinesnbines - collect those sticks as you go along. I use a large garbage can with...

Last year I drug a tarp behind a golf cart and loaded it as I went. It felt like I had to keep stopping pruning to manage all the...

I’m there too. I’ll give you a tip. Load those clippings in a trash can or even better a wagon or trailer. It saves a lot of picking...

The fence keeps getting delayed because the bottom of the field is a little saturated and sloppy. Fence should be up in the next couple...

Getting after the rough pruning after our day jobs.