I haven’t seen chlorotic leaves or deformed leaves which I would expect with viral infection. At this point I would be reticent to suggest removing and replacing.
The recommendation is remove and burn infected plants. With short time crops we are supposed to rotate where they grow to reduce...
The vineyards I have seen in Europe used roughly one meter spacing. It was eye opening and made me appreciate how versatile the grape plant is. This also went along with maintenance with a push mower or letting grass grow or hoeing the soil.
? How do you want the maintain the vineyard? I...
You are late in the year. I like cuttings that have just begun bud swell.
Option 1) buy one rooted plant for producing sticks in 2025. 2) try sticks with leaves but expect a low success rate. Heat drys the soil. Dry soil with out roots kills the cutting. Do you have a controlled misting...
A Midwest evolution;
1) cardboard boxes when they were planted
2) weed block fabric with a few stones to keep the mower from pulling it up, weeds grew through it
3) solid plastic with a few stones to keep the mower from pulling it up, creeping charlie grows in from the side
4) protect the...
A beer bottle is designed for about one atmosphere pressure.
A champagne bottle is designed for about three atmospheres.
A straight cork will normally pop out before a typical bottle explodes. risky ,,, And crown caps are designed for pressure.
The solubility of CO2 / every gas is related to...
There are more that I have tested than I have made. Really like black locust (tree) flowers. Very flowery, enjoyable at 30 feet, taste in a tea is green/ vegetable. Seeing red bud this year I should try it over with room temp/ no hot water. Red clover is another green tasting flower.
Did you taste the elderflower?
I have a red bud flower in primary on day three. With a room temp primary It still tastes good and will stay till day five. I tasted it straight and found it to be interesting.
I tried a batch which had boiling water and felt it was too green/ vegetative. ...
The oxygen transmission rate of PET is in the range of 0.1 mg per square meter per year. As a comparison HDPE and oak barrels are in the range of 5 to 7 mg per square meter per year, or silicone as in burpers is 20,000.
You would be safe letting it in PET till you want to drink it. You would...
On year one I will have hardware cloth surrounding my new grapes and trees.
Will it bud out again? If the root is established it has reserves and will develop more buds. There looks to be a nice bud low on your photo. ,,, Is this a grafted vine? The top was pretty well damaged. I have lost...
I use table sugar, it works. I will do a flavor trial and then scale up to 750ml. Sugar melts in the 750ml bottle, I would not trust dry sugar to accurately distribute in a whole carboy.
Sweet vs acid taste acceptance is a predictable function so I have an idea what the target is based on TA...
1- leveling dirt will not harm grape, there are buds along the shoot that can turn into either root or leaf, when under ground those will form root.
2- malformed corresponds with viral infection, if it goes away it isn’t a virus, just the way it grows.
3- pubescence / hairy is normal on grape...
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If the stems are flexible it should be alive. If the picture was taken this year, you don’t have signs of breaks or rot starting three years back, I would vote that it is alive. Is there wildlife damage? insect damage?
Grapes seem to be weeds. I am still mowing over vines...
I have used a variety of 120 mm lid containers for a secondary. I have maxed at six months in a BMB. Oxygen is a serious risk for wine and I feel they aren’t the best once out gassing has stopped. I also have an issue with getting the lid snug so will use a silicone bowl cover instead of the...