Recent content by SandiaSlice

Thanks for all of your replies. I made the new plantings this spring with blue protection tubes. Many of the New Vines are now growing out the tops of the tubes which are at about 36 in from the ground. When do I remove these tubes? My inclination is to leave them until the vine can be tied to...

There are 4 very old Chardonnay, about 30 own-root Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 new Chamboursin grafted on 1103p rootstock, and 30 new Errante Noir on 1103p rootstock. The new vines were planted March 31st, arguably a little early, but I used blue shelter tubes and we have 90 pct of them growing...

New questions: The old vines have leaved out and, despite not great pruning in the past, there seem to be a good number of nascent clusters... Not all vines look great though and some only have growth from the ground with the trunk and cordons looking like unhealthy or dead wood. I was assured...

Thanks for the advice Chris. Already had that thought, and vineyard is mapped! Excited for the growing season! Need to see how healthy the old vines are. They were horribly managed over time and allowed to overgrow. I'm doing a lot of reading and will try to get the old plants pruned properly...

Yes, "watermelon slice!" The mountains here in Albuquerque (of which Corrales is a suburb) I called the Sandia mountains. Ironically, I absolutely hate watermelon. But I've ran with that as a username for various places online. Thank you for the information in regards to my question about the...

Thanks Chuck. I'll look into my options for a lift or dumb waiter. Maybe a pump and line system... Sean

Hi, My name is Sean Coston. sure am glad I happened upon this website as it seems to be a nice community with a lot of aggregate knowledge and experience. My friend Jess and I just bought a home in Corrales, NM that has a small vineyard on site. According to the seller of the home, there are 4...