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The comment I made of "how the land lies" is best explained by, side hills, openess of the area (not ringed or shaded by trees, etc). Much has been written about micro locations, with the right conditions to let frost slide down a slope (it always sinks down) and away from the vines. North...

Welcome to wine talk. I'm about thirty miles north of Wamego in NE Ks. I have five different cultivars and have been growing a hobby vinyard for about eighteen years now. We need more info to really help you on what cultivars you want to plant, as in do you prefer white or red wines and how...

Funny you should mention that! Last year my frontenacs were full of philoxera. This year, not a trace of it! Have never seen it show up in the norton or verona.

Thanks for yor replys, guys. I've been sitting here mulling just what to do. I moved into this area about fifteen years ago, and one of the reasons I bought it was the CRP and grasslands around the place. I figured I was pretty safe, but can't do anything about when ground changes hands. The...

I've got several concord vines that look like that every summer. They grow ot in the spring looking some what normal, then take on that fan look to all the new growth. I assumed it was herbacide damage, now I wonder. A much more serious issue has manifested here of late, though. Had a...

More times than not, a person on the keto diet is a diabetic. I am diebetic, and on the keto diet. Some of the statements made above don't apply if yyour diabetic. When trying to control diabetes, you cut carbs, could care less about calories. In ketosis your body uses the ketones and fat...

Hate to say it, but looks like a concord to me! I know that isn't what you want to hear!

When starting cuttings, I always start in a peat pot. When roots are pushing through the bottom or sides, I take them out and plant the whole thing, pot and all. I've done this with five different varieties and some wild grapes, and it works well for me. Bet once they have roots pushing...

See my last post on 0% survival of vidal blanc. Grape vines are tough, but you were torturing them pretty well! Good luck to you, just give them plenty of time!

I forgot to add a thought to my former post. I've told about this on here one other time, but it bears repeating. I had a friend bring an enclosed trailer here several years ago. I parked it about fifty feet from my concord vines, and then had a micro burst hit that night. The wind came from...

It was very dry here where I live these last six months. Up untill this last week, we had not had more than just over an inch in that time period, and most of that came as skiffs of snow which just evaporated. All my vines made it, but I'm in heavy clay soil, that just won't give up it's...

Well I do believe spring has sprung......finally! Even had a rain yesterday, drier than a pop corn fart around here! Hope the trend is for warm temps and rain! I do have bud swell through out the vinyard, so things are looking up!

Four foot between vines is too close! I have some that I planted first that are six, and that is barely enough space between plants. The last I planted, I spaced at ten foot rows and seven foot between plants.

Well. we are waiting for an update! Been folowing this thread for awhile, and am curious how they did over winter! Could the person you got the grape plants from give you any insight of what cultivar they are? It would be helpfull to know for trellis accommodations and pruning! Good luck!

Greg, I'm thinking your forcast was off a bit. It has been in the low twentys since Sat morning here, with a stiff north wind. This morning the wind is gone finally, so maybe the warmup can start again. Apricots were just starting to bloom before this started, bet they wish they hadn't tried...

We got a couple inches on Sunday, and cold conditions through today. It's supposed to warm up for a couple days, then another 32 for a high day with snow again. I'm ready, but ma nature sn't! lol.

Kilohertz, what is that little green car on the right side of the pic? Looks like it could be a Henry J from the lines! Just curious!

All my vines have been shaved! Not a sign of bud swell or sap run yet. Every night it is still getting into the twentys, and now they have snow in the forcast for this Sunday. Easter bunny gonna get a cold butt! Had let the stove (outside boiler) go out about a week ago, but was getting so...

I've always had the same in my norton, which has very tight clusters. I will be watching this to see what the experts have to say. Speaking of which, were is Rich, haven't seen him on in quite awhile!

Stressbaby, My grapes are norton, concord, cataba, frontenac and my newest one is verona. So far, so good on everything, but I'm kinda wondering how it will go with the verona. My first verona was planted last spring, and I'm gonna add 15 more this spring to finish filling out my space I had...